EF3 Tornado — Runnels, Texas

2019-05-18 · near Crews, Runnels, Texas

5.8 mi

Path length

1760 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This large, wide path tornado remained mostly in the rural part of eastern Runnels County. It damaged and even snapped tree trunks. It toppled four high tension steel towers and destroyed another. The tornado also destroyed a few outbuildings and a Recreational Vehicle. The debris was thrown for at least a half mile.

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 827374. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.