EF2 Tornado — Orange, Texas

2021-10-27 · near Little Cypress, Orange, Texas

Event narrative

A large tornado began near Hwy 1130, flipping a double wide mobile home that was tied down. A woman inside was critically injured. Other homes along Hwy 1130 had trees fall on them, roofs ripped off, and wind blown debris damage. The tornado continued north on South Teal Road, blowing down trees. Along Hudnall Road, several homes and garages lost their roofs. The tornado turned a little to the northeast, and hit the Woodland Ridge Acres subdivision off of Hwy 87, blowing down more trees. Max estimated wind speed was 130 MPH. The tornado continued into Newton County.

Wider weather episode

A vigorous storm system moved through Southeast Texas spawning tornadoes and severe weather.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 989262. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.