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EF2 tornado in Newton County, Texas

Tornado December 23, 2020 · Newton County, Texas

EF2

Rating

1.2 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

$70K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 20 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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 tornado briefly touched down on FM1416 between Bon Wier and Trout Creek. One home lost a large section of its roof. A large barn had its roof torn off. Several trees were uprooted or snapped.

The wider storm

A cold front moved through Southeast Texas causing scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Two tornadoes also occurred.

Began near Belgrade (30.6341, -93.7149).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Jasper County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 934459. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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