Tornado in Hill County, Texas
Tornado May 3, 2021 · Hill County, Texas
NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A brief tornado was reported just south of 174 to the west of Blum. The location and time was right before the development of the larger EF-2 tornado just to the east of this location.
The wider storm
Numerous severe thunderstorms erupted along a cold front in the afternoon and evening hours. Many of the storms produced large hail, and a total of 6 tornadoes were recorded. The most significant tornado was an EF-2 in Ellis County, but an EF-2 tornado also occurred in Hill County. Several reports of golf ball sized hail were received, but the largest hail stone reported was 3 inches in Johnson County.
Began near Brazlime (32.1367, -97.4546).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 959741. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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