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🌪️ SUNDAY MAY 18 TORNADOES - Our survey teams have now confirmed 7 tornadoes: EF-0 Morton Valley (Eastland) EF-1 Mingus (Palo Pinto) EF-1 Gordon (Palo Pinto) EF-0 Santo (Palo Pinto) EF-0 south of Santo (Palo Pinto) EF-U southeast of Santo (Palo Pinto) EF-0 north of Lipan (Parker) Several people were injured due to the storms, safety officials said.
At least nine tornadoes have been confirmed in Texas following the severe storms that swept through the state Sunday.
The highest chances of severe weather will be in North Texas, but chances will stretch into the Texas Hill Country as well.
All modes of severe weather are possible; however, due to the environmental factors, there is a significant threat for large hail and tornadoes. This means that storms have the potential of developing hailstones that could get up to 2" in diameter or larger along with strong tornadoes.
An EF-1 tornado touched down in and near Gordon on May 18. The National Weather Service Fort Worth confirmed the tornado on Monday, May 19, citing estimated peak winds of 105 mph. An EF-1 rating is assigned for tornadoes with estimated peak winds between 86 and 110 mph.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It'll feel like summer this long holiday weekend with humid mornings, sunny and hot afternoons with the chance for a few showers and storms on Memorial Day. Early on this ...
Intense winds from a microbust flipped planes at a regional Texas airport Tuesday evening, during a storm that left as quickly as it came.
Lightning storms forced Boerne ISD to postpone its graduation ceremony, rescheduling it for Friday morning due to safety concerns.