EF1 Tornado — Orange, Texas
2020-05-16 · near Mauriceville, Orange, Texas
$10K
Property damage
4.5 mi
Path length
25 yds
Path width
Event narrative
An EF-1 tornado touched down just west of Highway 62 south of Mauriceville and continued across parts of FM1130 and Hwy 12 before ending along Kaiyute Road. Several trees were snapped or uprooted along the path.
Wider weather episode
A slow moving cut-off low produced numerous thunderstorms over the area on the 14th. Some lead to flooding in Southeast Texas. The system exited the region during the 17th, but not before producing a tornado on the 16th.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 895543. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.