A closed upper low emerged out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of March 21st, with the attendant upper trough swinging east through Central Texas and Oklahoma. Strong southerly low level winds allowed for the rapid return of warm, moist, and unstable north behind a warm front which lifted north through East Texas and North Louisiana.
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The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
A closed upper low emerged out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of March 21st, with the attendant upper trough swinging east through Central Texas and Oklahoma. Strong southerly low level winds allowed for the rapid return of warm, moist, and unstable north behind a warm front which lifted north through East Texas and North Louisiana. Large scale forcing began to increase across Northern and Central Texas during the evening, with showers and thunderstorms becoming numerous across this area which spread into East Texas and North Louisiana during the late evening through the early morning hours of the 22nd. Given the extent of forcing within the unstable air mass in place, severe thunderstorms developed over North-central Texas and spread into East Texas, resulting in numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail, and even isolated tornadoes. Redevelopment of these storms continued overnight as well over the same areas of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana, which resulted in instances of flash flooding as well, as widespread rainfall amounts of 3-6 inches fell over these areas. These storms diminished during the early morning hours of the 22nd with the passage of a cold front through the region.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 21, 6:07 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
707 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
.AVIATION...
For the 22/00z TAFs, scattered showers are already widespread
across much of East Texas and into Western Louisiana. However,
convection is expected to increase in coverage and intensity as a
line of strong to severe thunderstorms develops and moves into the
area from the west beginning around 22/03z-22/04z. The storms are
expected to stall after midnight local time along a line generally
from KLFK, to KSHV, to KADF. After 22/12z, the storms will begin
to move eastward again and into Northeast and North Central
Louisiana. The thunderstorms should gradually end from west to
east as a cold front moves across the region, and should end at
KMLU by 22/19z. Southeast winds remain quite gusty and strong
winds just above the surface may result in some LLWS during the
night. After the frontal passage Tuesday, ceilings should lift
into the VFR range, but westerly and southwesterly winds will
increase to between 12 and 20 kts with a few gusts between 25 and
30 kts late in the period.
CN
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 354 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022/
SHORT TERM.../Tonight through Tuesday Night/
An increasingly active short-term forecast period is in store for
the entire region, especially over the next 24 hours with the full
spectrum of severe weather threats on the table.
Thunderstorm initiation has already begun over some parts of the
region, but these storms generally remain isolated and sub-severe.
However, that is expected to change over the next several hours as
an increasingly unstable atmosphere just to our south and west
over central and north Texas gradually expands eastward along an
advancing warm front that will usher in some very warm and moist
air across our western zones early this evening. Looking aloft,
water vapor imagery indicates the closed upper low and associated
trough now entering west Texas with a NE trajectory toward the
panhandle and eventually into western Oklahoma. Out ahead of it,
rapid large scale ascent in the increasingly unstable environment
over the eastern half of Texas will promote deep convection and
upscale growth of thunderstorms through late this afternoon into
the evening and overnight hours. Impressive bulk shear profiles
will easily support supercells in the warm sector, which aligns
well with SPC's Moderate and Enhanced Risk areas that extend into
much of East Texas and NW Louisiana in the current Day 1 outlook.
These areas will be most favorable for supercell development and
for sustaining those upstream that are already developing out to
our west. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes are all
in the mix through this evening and overnight, especially in the
Moderate and Enhanced Risk areas with more isolated development
possible farther north and east.
As the evening evolves and we get closer to midnight, the threat
of discrete storms will begin to decrease overall as storms begin
to cluster and congeal into a linear complex that is expected to
shift into our eastern zones through Tuesday morning. By this
time, the threat will expand to include heavy rainfall and flash
flooding in addition to the still ongoing threats mentioned above.
An axis of 3-6 inches of rainfall still appears to be possible
from Deep East Texas northeastward into parts of NW Louisiana and
SW Arkansas through Tuesday morning and possibly extending into
the afternoon. Thus, the Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for
much of the region through late afternoon on Tuesday. Additional
heating during the late morning and into the afternoon will serve
to reinvigorate the severe threat across our SE zones with all
threats still in play along and east of a line generally from near
Toledo Bend Country to El Dorado, Arkansas.
By late Tuesday afternoon into early evening, the severe threat
along with the flash flooding threat will be winding down across
our region as the cold front advances east toward the MS River.
Expect just some lingering showers to remain possible in our far
eastern and northern zones during the early evening before dry
conditions return areawide overnight.
As far as temperatures are concerned, cold air advection won't
really arrive until Tuesday night so expect another warm day on
Tuesday with highs mainly in the upper 60s to lower 70s despite
the widespread cloud cover and convection. As the cold front
finally clears the region on Tuesday night, expect overnight lows
to drop into the 40s areawide. Windy conditions will also persist
ahead of and behind the cold front so have maintained the current
Wind Advisory through early Tuesday morning with additional wind
headlines possible thereafter.
/19/
LONG TERM.../Wednesday through Monday/
The large upper trough and accompanying closed low over the nation's
midsection, the remnant closed low now over Ern NM, will remain the
dominant feature on the weather map to start the long term period
Wednesday, with another attendant trough progged to round the base
of the low across the Srn Plains during the day. While wrap-around
stratocu will round the base of the broad low and thus maintain
cooler than normal temps, this next shortwave trough should result
in additional mid level cigs Wednesday night, with a second
shortwave on its heels rounding the low during the day Thursday and
reinforcing these cigs in place. The effects of the trough will
begin to weaken across the area Thursday night as it begins to pull
E away from the region into the OH/TN Vallies and SE CONUS, with a
dry NW flow expected over the area Friday through the upcoming
weekend. A slow warming trend will commence Friday with better
insolation and weak sfc ridging building SE into ECntrl TX.
The medium range progs are in agreement with a sfc trough shifting S
through the region Friday night, in associated with another
progressive trough that will drop SE through the Mid MS and into the
TN Vallies through Saturday morning. With the lack of any Gulf
inflow ahead of this next sfc trough, dry conditions will persist,
with little or no sensible change expected to temps or dewpoints in
its wake. Near normal and pleasant temps are expected Saturday as
secondary sfc ridging builds SE into the region, before a Srly low
level return flow resumes on the backside of this feature Sunday as
it shifts into the Lower MS Valley and NCntrl Gulf. A more
pronounced warming trend will resume Sunday into early next week
with above normal temps returning. Given the considerable spread in
the models with the overall synoptic pattern at the very end of the
long term period, have maintained dry conditions areawide until
better consistency can be reached.
15
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 61 73 44 63 / 100 80 0 0
MLU 63 72 45 61 / 80 100 10 0
DEQ 56 71 40 58 / 100 40 10 10
TXK 56 72 45 59 / 100 60 10 10
ELD 59 71 43 59 / 100 100 10 10
TYR 58 67 42 64 / 100 20 0 0
GGG 59 70 42 64 / 100 40 0 0
LFK 62 74 42 66 / 100 60 0 0
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Flood Watch through Tuesday afternoon for ARZ060-061-070>073.
Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Tuesday for ARZ070-071.
LA...Flood Watch through Tuesday afternoon for LAZ001>006-010>014-
017>022.
Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Tuesday for LAZ001>003-010>012-
017>020.
OK...None.
TX...Flood Watch through Tuesday afternoon for TXZ112-126-137-138-
149>153-165>167.
Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Tuesday for TXZ096-097-108>112-
124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.
&&
09/16Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 829 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 ARZ060-061-070>072-LAZ001>003-010-011-017-TXZ112-126-138-149>153- 165>167-221100- Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Caddo-Bossier-Webster- De Soto-Red River-Sabine-Cass-Marion-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk- Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 829 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Tornado Watch 56 is in effect until 3 AM CDT Tuesday. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 1 AM CDT Tuesday. A Flood Watch is in effect until 4 PM CDT Tuesday. Thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage and intensity tonight and into early Tuesday morning. A line of storms will also move into the area from the west. These storms may be severe. Tornadoes, large hail, possibly up to two inches in diameter, and damaging winds up to 80 mph will be possible. The line of storms is expected to stall across East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, and into Southwest Arkansas. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible with locally higher amounts of 6 inches or greater. Therefore, a Flood Watch is in effect until 4 PM CDT Tuesday afternoon. In addition, strong and gusty southeasterly winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts above 30 mph will continue before the storms arrive. Therefore, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 1 AM CDT Tuesday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Showers and thunderstorms will be ongoing across Southern Arkansas, North Louisiana, and Deep East Texas Tuesday morning, with the severe and flash flood threats continuing over these areas before diminishing from west to east through early afternoon. Afterwards, cooler and drier conditions will settle back into the region for the remainder of the week into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators, and storm spotters will be needed tonight, overnight, and into Tuesday morning. ARZ050-051-059-TXZ096-097-108>111-124-125-136-137-221100- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp- Morris-Wood-Upshur-Smith-Gregg- 829 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Tornado Watch 56 is in effect until 3 AM CDT Tuesday. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 1 AM CDT Tuesday for portions of Northeast Texas. Thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage and intensity tonight and into early Tuesday morning. A line of storms will also move into the area from the west. These storms may be severe. Tornadoes, large hail, possibly up to two inches in diameter, and damaging winds up to 80 mph will be possible. In addition, strong and gusty southeasterly winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts above 30 mph will continue before the storms arrive. Therefore, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 1 AM CDT Tuesday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators, and storm spotters will be needed tonight and into early Tuesday morning.. OKZ077-221100- McCurtain- 829 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Severe Thunderstorm Watch 55 is in effect until midnight CDT tonight for McCurtain County in Southeast Oklahoma. Thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage and intensity tonight and into early Tuesday morning. A line of storms will also move into the area from the west. These storms may be severe. Tornadoes, large hail, possibly up to two inches in diameter, and damaging winds up to 80 mph will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators, and storm spotters will be needed tonight. ARZ073-LAZ004>006-012>014-018>022-221100- Union-Claiborne-Lincoln-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Natchitoches- Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle- 829 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, north central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight... A Wind Advisory is in effect until 1 AM CDT Tuesday. A Flood Watch is in effect until 4 PM CDT Tuesday. Thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage and intensity tonight and into early Tuesday morning. A line of storms will also move into the area from the west. Some of these storms may be strong. The line of storms is expected to stall across Louisiana, and into Southwest Arkansas. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible with locally higher amounts of 6 inches or greater. Therefore, a Flood Watch is in effect until 4 PM CDT Tuesday afternoon. In addition, strong and gusty southeasterly winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts above 30 mph will continue before the storms arrive. Therefore, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 1 AM CDT Tuesday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Thunderstorms will be ongoing across Southern Arkansas and North Louisiana Tuesday morning. The storms are expected to re-intensify during the daytime hours bringing a renewed threat for severe weather and flash flooding, before diminishing from west to east through the afternoon. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds will be possible, especially over Northeast and North Central Louisiana. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators, and storm spotters may be needed early Tuesday morning, and will be needed during the day Tuesday. 09
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
852 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
ARZ061-071-072-220215-
Lafayette AR-Nevada AR-Columbia AR-
852 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Lafayette,
southern Nevada and Columbia Counties through 915 PM CDT...
At 852 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bussey, or 8 miles north of Springhill, moving north at 80 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Magnolia, Stamps, Waldo, McNeil, Taylor, Buckner, Rosston,
Willisville, Bodcaw, Bussey, Smithland, Macedonia, Welcome, Mount
Vernon, Cale, Lerch, Waterloo, Falcon, College Hill and State Line.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southwestern
Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3368 9311 3338 9312 3338 9310 3303 9326
3303 9360 3369 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 199DEG 71KT 3313 9343
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
24Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
900 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
OKZ077-220300-
McCurtain OK-
900 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of McCurtain County
through 1000 PM CDT...
At 859 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Albion to near Manchester. Movement was
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Broken Bow, Wright City, Valliant, Millerton, Eagletown,
Plunketville, Rufe, Smithville, Hochatown, Watson, Battiest, Pickens,
Mount Herman, Sherwood, Holly Creek, Glover, Slim, Bethel, Oak Hill
and Ringold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for northeastern
Texas.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 9447 3403 9448 3393 9513 3394 9516
3423 9515 3424 9515 3425 9505 3451 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 259DEG 43KT 3458 9508 3382 9520
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
24Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
953 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
ARZ061-072-220345-
Nevada AR-Columbia AR-
953 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Nevada
and Columbia Counties through 1045 PM CDT...
At 953 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Macedonia, or 9 miles southwest of Magnolia, moving north at 70 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Magnolia, Waldo, McNeil, Taylor, Emerson, Rosston, Willisville, Bluff
City, Bussey, Smithland, Macedonia, Welcome, White Oak Lake State
Park, Calhoun, Mount Vernon, Cale, Laughlin, Waterloo, College Hill
and Medlock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southwestern
Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3380 9318 3381 9316 3378 9310 3338 9312
3338 9300 3302 9322 3303 9349 3383 9325
3383 9323
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 202DEG 61KT 3315 9331
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
24The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:20 UTC.
12 tornado, 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A 61 mph wind gust was measured at Tyler Pounds Field Airport.
An EF-2 tornado touched down off of FM 2685 and Pomegranate Road where it began to sporadically uproot hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado began to intensify and develop a widespread damage swath of uprooted and snapped trees as it approached Highway 271 several miles south of Gilmer. Prior to reaching Highway 271, the tornado ripped the roof off of a single family home and tore down a wall of the home. As the tornado continued on, it reached its maximum width of 700 yards or 0.4 miles as it crossed Highway 700. The tornado intensified further as it crossed Azalea Road and Highway 154. Just before reaching this road, the tornado hit a two-story single family home, removing the home's second floor and tearing down a front exterior wall. This led to the tornado's estimated maximum wind speed of 135 mph, the strongest EF-2 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. A nearby mobile home was also destroyed, with an occupant injured.
The tornado continued to track northeast and ripped off a roof of a single family home, and completely destroyed one double-wide and multiple single-wide manufactured homes. The tornado also led to structural damage to several two-story family homes with portions of the roofs removed and a projectile leading to a large hole in the side of a home. A guest house that had a frame nailed into the ground was wiped clean from its foundation with its occupant hospitalized.
As the tornado continued to track northeast, it led to more structural damage to single family homes and complete destruction to manufactured homes between Gilmer and Ore City. On at least three occasions, manufactured homes had residents inside of them when they were picked up and thrown by the tornado. Additional widespread tree and roof damage to homes continued as the tornado approached Lake O' the Pines. Before crossing the lake into Western Marion County, the tornado ripped the roof off of the Lake O' the Pines Bait Shop before throwing multiple RV's and a motor home into the lake. Four occupants in these RV's were injured but were rescued from the lake.
This is a continuation of the Upshur County EF-2 tornado. This tornado, which had weakened to an EF-1 with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph as it entered far Western Marion County, continued to track northeast across Jordan Drive and FM 729. The tornado damaged the roof of a home on Jordan Drive, with a metal building structure for storage of vehicles having two walls and its roof removed, lifting pillars and throwing them several hundred feet. Widespread tree damage was observed with hundreds of snapped trees. Off of FM 729, a manufactured home was picked up and rolled with an occupant in it. She suffered injuries and walked nearly a half mile to FM 729 to get to help. The tornado also significantly damaged or destroyed manufactured homes along Nash Farm Road. Winds from this tornado also caused three wooden power poles to lean significantly off of Morris County Cutoff Road, before the tornado crossed over into extreme Southeast Morris County.
This is a continuation of the Upshur/Marion County EF-2 tornado. This tornado, which remained an EF-1 with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph from far Western Marion County, snapped numerous trees in far Southeast Morris County along and east of Morris County Cutoff Road/County Road 2307, before entering Southwestern Cass County.
This is a continuation of the Upshur/Western Marion/Southeast Morris County EF-2 tornado. This tornado, which maintained an EF-1 rating with estimated maximum winds around 105 mph, continued to uproot and snap trees and Southwest and Central Cass County with damage becoming more sporadic and narrow as it tracked northeast across FM 161, County Road 1599, Highway 49, County Road 1577, Highway 11, before finally lifting just east of Highway 130. The most significant damage occurred off of Highway 11 where a metal roof of a home was damaged. The total path length of this tornado which originated in Central Upshur County was 40.15 miles.
Golfball size hail fell near the Union Grove community.
Quarter size hail fell in Gladewater.
One inch tree limbs were broken. Singles were blown off of a home. Report from mPING.
An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 125 mph touched down in a field just north of Highway 21 in Southern Cherokee County a couple miles east-northeast of Alto, where it downed large limbs in a convergent pattern. As the tornado crossed Highway 241, it uprooted trees, and damaged two metal outbuildings just off of County Road 2525. The tornado continued to uproot and snap trees in more rural areas unreachable by vehicles, before crossing over into Northwest Nacogdoches County. The damage across Southern Cherokee County was consistent with EF-1 tornado winds up to 100 mph, although the tornado strengthened to an EF-2 shortly after crossing over into Northwest Nacogdoches County.
This is a continuation of the Southern Cherokee County tornado. This tornado intensified to EF-2 with estimated maximum winds around 125 mph near the intersection of County Roads 885 and 886, where the damage width broadened to near a half mile with widespread snapping of hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado maintained its intensity as it tore through the Lilbert community and approached the west side of Cushing. Widespread trees were snapped on the west side of Cushing, with single family homes sustaining partial to complete loss of their roofs. Estimated maximum winds from this tornado reached 125 mph given the total loss of roofs of single family homes on the west and north side of Cushing, as well as the collapse of exterior walls on a home off of FM 225 and County Road 967. It was estimated that approximately 30 homes were damaged in Cushing, with a total of approximately 50 structures damaged. A wooden church off of County Road 967 was completely destroyed. The tornado continued northeast along FM 225 before crossing over into Southern Rusk County.
One injury was documented from this tornado as it tore through Northwest Nacogdoches County.
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds around 90 mph embedded within a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) briefly touched down and uprooted approximately 10 hardwood and softwood trees along Highway 77 just southeast of Douglassville. The tornado lifted north of Highway 77 and east of FM 2791.
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph embedded within a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) briefly touched down on County Road 3658, before crossing Highway 59 between the Queen City and Domino communities. The tornado continued to track northeast, crossing County Road 3664 before lifting near County Road 3665. Numerous trees were uprooted along the tornado's path, and destroyed several metal outbuildings while damaging the roofs of manufactured homes along County Roads 3658 and 3664 before lifting.
This is a continuation of the Northwest Nacogdoches County EF-2 tornado. The tornado maintained its high end EF-1/low end EF-2 intensity as it moved through Southern and Eastern Rusk County, with estimated maximum winds near 125 mph. Upon departing FM 225 just inside the Southern Rusk County line, the tornado tracked northeast and crossed County Roads 3238 and 3227 before reaching Highway 84. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the tornado's path through Highway 84, with the tornado tearing down a large metal electrical transmission tower off of County Road 3206 northeast of the Sulphur Springs community, while also ripping the roof off of a nearby single family home. The tornado continued northeast snapping and uprooting additional trees, while also damaging the roofs off of several homes as it crossed County Road 3167, FM 2496, County Roads 3155 and 3146. As the tornado crossed Highway 259 and County Road 317, it damaged or destroyed several metal buildings, while also destroying a single-wide mobile home. The tornado also destroyed another single-wide mobile home on FM 95 in the Minden community, while also significantly damaging a nearby single family home. The tornado then crossed FM 1798 and County Road 3125, snapping and uprooting additional trees before crossing FM 840. Here, several metal buildings were destroyed, with damage to roofs and walls on a couple of homes. The tornado crossed County Road 366 before finally lifting just east of County Road 364 about 10 miles east-southeast of Henderson.
In Rusk County, around 50 structures were damaged. The total path length of this tornado from Southern Cherokee, Northwest Nacogdoches, and through Southern and Eastern Rusk Counties was 37.57 miles.
An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 130 mph, touched down along County Road 3124 in extreme Eastern Rusk County, snapping and uprooting several trees before crossing County Road 3121 into Western Panola County. While the stronger winds were noted in Panola County, maximum winds were estimated to be near 90 mph (low EF-1 strength) in extreme Eastern Rusk County.
This is a continuation of the Eastern Rusk County tornado. Although this tornado entered Western Panola County with estimated winds around 90 mph, it strengthened to a strong EF-2 with estimated maximum winds around 130 mph, as it lifted northeast through Western Panola County. It crossed FM 348 and County Roads 881, 188, and 189, snapping and uprooting numerous trees before reaching Highway 79. In this area, several homes were significantly damaged, and one well-built residence lost most of its roof with several walls collapsed. One injury occurred in this home, although the injury was not deemed critical. The damage rating on this structure was a strong EF-2, and near this location, the tornado achieved its maximum width of approximately 500 yards. Near this location, the high level of tree damage and damage to at least one other structure also warranted a rating of EF-2. A home on County Road 293 and a metal building on County Road 237 were also damaged from this tornado, before it lifted along County Road 241 several miles southwest of Beckville.
FM 724 west of Tyler was closed due to flooding.
A weak EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph touched down on Blocker Road and snapped/uprooted several softwood trees. The tornado then crossed County Roads 1320, 1312, and 1202 (Old Town Road) before lifting. Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted in a convergent pattern along its path.
Several county roads in Southern Rusk County were flooded and closed.
High water covered FM 343 in the Atoy community and FM 1911 south of Alto.
County Road 879 and AJ Nichols Road was impassible due to high water. County Road 979 just past County Road 486 was covered in swift moving water. Highway 204 near the power plant was partially covered in high water.
Portions of Strickland Springs Road, Candyman Road, FM 9, and other county roads near Elysian Fields were flooded and closed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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