Widely scattered and very slow moving thunderstorms developed across western portions of north Texas during the late afternoon of the 12th resulting in one tornado and isolated straight-line wind damage.
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The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Widely scattered and very slow moving thunderstorms developed across western portions of north Texas during the late afternoon of the 12th resulting in one tornado and isolated straight-line wind damage.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
This tornado developed north of Highway 82 in Clay County, or about 7 miles north of Henrietta, and was captured on video. The tornado lasted about 40 seconds, produced no damage, and was rated F0.
Four power poles were downed. An unoccupied trailer home was blown over, and a carport was heavily damaged.
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