EF1 tornado in Gillespie County, Texas

A tornado first touched ground near the Beyer Feed Store on the north side of Fredericksburg on Hwy 16. It moved northeast and caused tree damage and took down a power line off Knopp School Rd. and Quail Run Dr. From aerial images, there is significant tree damage in about a 150 yard wide path extending to Koennecke-Eckhardt Rd. The tornado continued moving northeast where it crossed Herber-Schaefer Rd. There was tree and roof damage at a residence on FM 1631. The tornado dissipated a short time later as it crossed Wahrmund-Ahrens Rd. The highest estimated wind speed was 100 mph and it was rated EF-1.

An upper level shortwave trough moved around a low over the southwestern US and enhanced lift over the mountains in northern Mexico and a dryline in West Texas. These features interacted with a warm, moist airmass over South Central Texas to generate thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced tornadoes and large hail. The large hail that hit the City of Del Rio and near Brackettville likely caused in excess of 10 million dollars in damage but as of this writing do not have an accurate estimate of damage from city/county/state officials or private insurance companies.