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EF1 tornado in Burleson County, Texas

Tornado January 10, 2020 · Burleson County, Texas

EF1

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$30K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A National Weather Service storm survey determined a short-lived EF-1 tornado caused damage in western Burleson County. A shed was destroyed and numerous trees were snapped. A trailer was thrown southward around 40 yards while other debris was thrown toward the northeast.

The wider storm

A strong storm system produced a squall line that moved eastward across the area and produced a lot wind damage and one tornado.

Began near Hogg (30.4847, -96.8042).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 866063. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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