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EF0 tornado in Stephens County, Texas

Tornado April 9, 2008 · Stephens County, Texas

EF0
Rating
2.3 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$40K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

Based on ground and aerial surveys...it was determined a tornado formed along FM 576 east of Eolian. The tornado damaged trees and a shed west of FM 576 and FM 3418 and continued to damage a large metal building on FM 3418. In addition, several large storage containers were blown across the road. This tornado was rated an EF-0 with maximum winds of 80-85 MPH.

The wider storm

Several rounds of storms moved across north Texas on April 8th through 10th. Numerous reports of large hail were received on Tuesday evening. A lone supercell evolved during the afternoon hours of the 9th, producing tornadoes and large hail along its path. Later that evening and into Thursday morning a squall line tracked across north Texas, producing damaging winds and tornadoes into the morning hours.

Began near Eolian (32.6688, -98.9880).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Stephens CountyEF1 Johnson CountyEF1 Dallas CountyEF1 Collin CountyEF1 Somervell CountyEF0 Palo Pinto CountyEF0 Grayson CountyEF0 Coryell CountyEF0 Bell CountyEF0 Stephens CountyEF0 Palo Pinto CountyEF0 Wise County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 88424. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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