Tornado in McCulloch County, Texas
Tornado May 18, 2019 · McCulloch County, Texas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Trained spotter reported and took a picture of this tornado in open country just east and northeast of Melvin. It was a brief touch down.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Melvin (31.2014, -99.5676).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 827378. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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