EF2 Tornado — Schleicher, Texas

2019-05-18 · near El Dorado Muni Arpt, Schleicher, Texas

Event narrative

This tornado touched down in northern Schleicher County and took the roof completely off a home made out of stone. The tornado snapped trunks, scattered debris for a considerable distance. The tornado also moved a vehicle and wedged vinyl in between the rim and the rubber of a tire.

Wider weather episode

A highly sheared environment coupled with a very unstable airmass resulted in the development of strong tornadoes during the early morning hours of May 18. At least seven of the eight tornadoes damaged or destroyed several hundred homes across portions of West Central Texas. One of the supercells produced four long track strong tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 827043. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.