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Tornado in Brewster County, Texas

Tornado May 28, 2021 · Brewster County, Texas

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Not rated

1.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm produced a tornado 13 miles south southwest of Marathon. The tornado lasted approximately five minutes. It occurred on private land in an open field and no damage was reported. It was rated as an EF-U.

The wider storm

A front was across the Permian Basin. A dryline was across Southeast New Mexico and far West Texas. The front and dryline provided lift and a focus for thunderstorms to develop. The atmosphere was very moist and unstable. Wind shear was also high across the area. These conditions resulted in thunderstorms across West Texas that produced hail and strong, damaging winds as well as a tornado.

Began near Marathon (30.0262, -103.3332).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 959588. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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