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EF1 tornado in Somervell County, Texas

Tornado April 10, 2008 · Somervell County, Texas

EF1
Rating
7.6 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$200K
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 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 residence west of Glen Rose suffered substantial damage to roofs, a porch, and a well house. About fifty trees were blown down or uprooted. Near Nemo on CR 419, numerous trees were damaged and an RV was destroyed. A front 12' by 50' porch was ripped off a house and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. A school in Nemo lost the roof of its music room. Officials observed that the damage seemed to occur in paths.

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 Glen Rose (32.2163, -97.7886).

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 CountyEF0 Stephens CountyEF0 Palo Pinto CountyEF0 Grayson CountyEF0 Coryell CountyEF0 Bell CountyEF0 Stephens CountyEF0 Palo Pinto CountyEF0 Wise County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 93900. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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