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EF2 tornado, Utley to Elgin, Texas, March 21, 2022

Name: EF2 tornado, Utley to Elgin, Texas, March 21, 2022
Start: 2022-03-21T23:30:00.000Z
End: 2022-03-21T23:50:00.000Z
Location: Utley to Elgin, Texas

From Utley to Elgin, this EF2 tornado ran 12.0 miles across Bastrop and Travis counties on March 21, 2022, touching down at 6:30 PM CDT and reaching 500 yards wide. It killed nobody.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mphthis tornado
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The record

Rating: EF2
Date: March 21, 2022
Touchdown: 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
Lifted: 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)
On the ground: 20 minutes
Path length: 12.0 miles (19.3 km)
Path width: 500 yards (457 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Counties: Bastrop and Travis counties
Touchdown point: 30.252, -97.475
Lift-off point: 30.363, -97.321
Record number: 2203211730-01

The damage survey

65 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS EWX, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF2. The highest wind the damage implies is 130 mph.

Loss of back side of roof. Large trees uprooted. Power lines snapped.
Entire south side of the roof completely removed per DPS aerial footage...not shown in NWS survey picture.
back of roof is mostly or conpletely gone. trees snapped and flagpole bent
Home on pier beams moved 8 feet

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

What the Weather Service recorded

A warm front brought a warm, moist airmass over South Central Texas early in the day. A dryline moved into this area from the west and generated thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts.

The Elgin tornado began roughly 9 miles southwest of Elgin near Dry Creek Road and Union Lee Church Road. It moved northeast and crossed into Bastrop County near the end of Ingrid Dr. The tornado moved northeast crossing Upper Elgin River Rd., Balch Rd., Youngs Prairie Rd., and Crooked Hollow Rd. Significant damage was observed through this region to many homes. This included the destruction of multiple mobile homes, significant roof damage to numerous slab homes, two homes having their second story destroyed, numerous large tree limbs, tree trunks, and power poles snapped, barns destroyed, and a large electrical transmission tower toppled. Pockets of high-end EF-2 damage occurred through this region. The tornado continued northeast, crossing Monkey Rd., FM 1704, Hwy 95, and U.S. 290 producing damage to roofs of slab homes, mobile homes, trees, and power poles. Damage through this region was generally rated EF-1. As the tornado reached U.S. 290 it produced significant damage to a metal framed business, buckling the roof purlins and collapsing in the south facing wall. The tornado then rolled an adjacent mobile home into and partially on top of the south facing wall of another metal framed business. Three individuals in the mobile home were injured. Damage to the business and mobile home was on the order of high-end EF-1 to low-end EF-2. As the tornado crossed U.S. 290 a moving pickup truck was rolled onto its side, spun around 360 degrees, and rolled back upright where the driver continued down the road. Several power poles were also damaged along U.S. 290. As the tornado continue northeast a mobile home was completely destroyed off Old McDade Rd. From there the tornado gradually weakened and dissipated roughly 3 miles east-northeast of Elgin, near the intersection of FM 3000 and Mundine Rd. Damage was reported to 109 residences and one business. Of those, 32 residences were classified as major damage and 20 residences and one business were reported as destroyed. Peak wind speed was estimated at 130 mph.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The warnings

32 minutes of warning. NWS EWX issued a tornado warning for this county at 22:58 UTC, 32 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 23:45 UTC.

The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 20:14 UTC and running to 06:00 UTC.

Issued (UTC)	Expired	Product	Office
20:14 UTC	06:00 UTC	Tornado Watch	EWX
21:20 UTC	22:15 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX
22:04 UTC	23:00 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX
22:40 UTC	23:15 UTC	Tornado Warning	EWX
22:46 UTC	23:45 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX
22:58 UTC	23:45 UTC	Tornado Warning	EWX
22:59 UTC	23:03 UTC	Tornado Warning	EWX
23:06 UTC	23:45 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX
23:34 UTC	23:46 UTC	Tornado Warning	EWX
01:44 UTC	02:30 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX
01:49 UTC	02:10 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX

Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Moderate Risk, with a 0.10 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 19:59 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Mar 21, 3:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 3:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
308 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

.UPDATE...

Have updated PoP and weather grids over the next six hours, as
several convective attempts have occurred across the southern Edwards
Plateau and Rio Grande Plains over the last 45 minutes. Main concern
continues to be east of along/east of US 281, however.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 213 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022/

..New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 203 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

Continue to monitor the potential for severe thunderstorms this
afternoon. 18Z surface observations indicate surface cyclogenesis is
commencing in the Panhandle of Texas as a high-amplitude shortwave
trough/closed low continues to eject into the Big Bend Region. A
complex surface setup has resulted, with the infant surface low
dragging a dryline that has entered Val Verde County. An elevated
dry slot and attendant region of clearing skies leads the surface
dryline, and has progressed to approximately a Kerrville-Uvalde-
Eagle Pass line. These two regions should continue to march east in
tandem through the coming hours, reaching the US 281 corridor by the
mid afternoon hours. This progression will likely prove critical, as
the differential surface heating occurring on either side of the
retreating cloud line, combined with the dynamic forcing and
steepening lapse rates aloft, will provide an impetus for the
initiation of surface-based convection along/east of US 281. Latest
high-res guidance concurs with this picture, suggesting that
initiation is most likely to occur between 4-5 PM. Storms that do
develop are then expected to push east of the I-35/I-37 corridors
through 8 PM this evening.

With the core of the 850 mb low level jet axis/southeasterly low
level flow currently pivoting to the east of the CWA, the phasing
between the highest directional wind shear and likely initiation
zone appears to be slightly out of sync. Hence, the greatest hazard
of concern continues to be large, potentially damaging hail up to
two inches in diameter. SPC has added a moderate risk to its day one
convective outlook across an area north and east of a Hallettsville-
Gonzales-New Braunfels line in light of this threat, however,
damaging winds and isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out as
additional threats given the remaining shear that will be present
across the region. Have a way to receive watches and warnings later
this afternoon as these storms move through the area.

With cyclogenesis continuing over west-central Oklahoma this
evening/early tonight, southerly flow will continue, particularly to
the east of I-35/I-37. This could act to reinforce the surface
dryline/outflow from any early evening convection, helping to
encourage a second round of thunderstorms. Most likely to occur
along and east of US 77, widespread severe weather is not
anticipated with this potential second batch of thunderstorms.

Once convection vacates the far east later tonight, a cold front
will approach the area. Entering from the northwest, expect this
boundary to be through the I-35 corridor by mid-morning tomorrow,
and out of our far southeastern communities by the lunch hour. No
precipitation is expected with the passage. Gusty northwest winds
will follow the front, leading to Near Critical fire weather
conditions tomorrow. Of highest concern across the Rio Grande
Plains, Winter Garden Region and southern Edwards Plateau, a Fire
Weather Watch has been posted accordingly. Subsequent shifts will
monitor this portion of the short term closely, potentially
upgrading to a Red Flag Warning if necessary.

LONG TERM...
(Tuesday night through next Sunday)
Issued at 203 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

The main story for the extended forecast will be elevated to
critical fire weather conditions through at least Sunday. Dry and
breezy northwesterly flow will continue on Wednesday with westerly
flow is expected on Thursday. Breezy southerly flow will return
Friday through Sunday without any appreciable increase in moisture
expected. The most critical time period will be Wednesday and
Thursday as the northwest/west winds will be the strongest with
afternoon humidity values near 10-20 percent. Southerly wind speeds
on Friday will be a bit less with speeds generally at or below 10
mph and only elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are
expected then. Southerly speeds will be in the 15 to 20 mph range
this weekend bringing back near critical to critical fire weather
conditions to mainly areas west of the I35 corridor. Highs Wednesday
will be in the 60s and 70s but will warm back into the 80s to near
90 for the western areas by Friday.

AVIATION...18Z TAF Package

This morning's low cigs and visibilities are beginning to improve at
the I-35 aerodromes. DRT has fully recovered to VFR cats, with only
FEW coverage near FL030 remaining. Biggest attention near-term is on
the gusty winds behind a dryline at DRT this afternoon, and
potential convective activity at the I-35 sites through the late
afternoon/early evening hours. Only noteworthy amendment during this
portion of the forecast was to remove the TEMPO +TSRA at SAT and SSF
and replace with a VCTS, given less aggressive convection forecasts
throughout the AM hours in Bexar County. Have preserved said TEMPO
group at AUS, where convection appears more likely. Thunderstorms
should move east of the I-35 terminals by the mid evening hours.
Continue to watch for potential redevelopment overnight, though any
additional storms will likely remain east of I-35. A cold front will
pass through our aerodromes between 09 and 12Z Friday, bringing gusty
northwest winds in its wake.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              54  70  44  68  43 /  40   0   0   0   0
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  54  71  42  68  40 /  50  -    0   0   0
New Braunfels Muni Airport     52  73  43  71  40 /  40   0   0   0   0
Burnet Muni Airport            48  65  40  66  39 /  20   0   0   0   0
Del Rio Intl Airport           51  72  44  72  43 /   0   0   0   0   0
Georgetown Muni Airport        53  68  42  67  40 /  40   0   0   0   0
Hondo Muni Airport             49  74  40  72  38 /  10   0   0   0   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        53  71  43  69  39 /  40   0   0   0   0
La Grange - Fayette Regional   60  72  44  68  41 /  60  10   0   0   0
San Antonio Intl Airport       54  72  45  70  44 /  20   0   0   0   0
Stinson Muni Airport           54  75  46  73  43 /  20   0   0   0   0

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for Dimmit-Edwards-
Frio-Kinney-Maverick-Real-Uvalde-Val Verde-Zavala.

Fire Weather Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening
for Dimmit-Edwards-Frio-Kinney-Maverick-Real-Uvalde-Val Verde-
Zavala.

Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Edwards-Val Verde.

&&

Short-Term/Aviation...Quigley
Long-Term...29
Decision Support...KCW

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 3:12 AM CDT, 15 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
312 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-221000-
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde-
Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala-
Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit-
312 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

Severe thunderstorms with primary threats of large hail and
tornadoes are possibly this afternoon into early evening. A Red
Flag Warning is in effect for the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande
Plains this afternoon. A Wind Advisory is in effect this
afternoon for Val Verde and Edwards Counties.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected to
continue through Saturday, mainly during the afternoon and
evening hours. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Tuesday
afternoon for the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plains. Red Flag
Warnings for critical fire weather conditions may be needed on
additional days. Take care to prevent the start of wildfires.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Please report any severe weather to the NWS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 21, 6:15 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
615 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0614 PM     TORNADO          1 N HUTTO               30.56N 97.54W
03/21/2022                   WILLIAMSON         TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF TORNADO WITH DAMAGE ON THE
            NORTH SIDE OF HUTTO.

&&

AQ

Local storm report, Mar 21, 6:17 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
617 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0616 PM     TORNADO          TAYLOR 5 W              30.58N 97.49W
03/21/2022                   WILLIAMSON         TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND
            FIVE MILES WEST OF TAYLOR.

&&

AQ

Local storm report, Mar 21, 6:20 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
620 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0619 PM     TORNADO          5 S GRANGER             30.64N 97.44W
03/21/2022                   WILLIAMSON         TX   PUBLIC

            HAM RADIO REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND.

&&

AQ

Local storm report, Mar 21, 6:23 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
623 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0622 PM     TORNADO          4 SE FENTRESS           29.72N 97.73W
03/21/2022                   CALDWELL           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT OF TORNADO
            DAMAGE TO A HOME AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY
            80 AND FM671.

&&

AQ

Local storm report, Mar 21, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
625 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0624 PM     TORNADO          2 E ROUND ROCK          30.52N 97.63W
03/21/2022                   WILLIAMSON         TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORT OF TORNADO DAMAGE AT THE KALAHARI
            RESORT.

&&

AQ

Local storm report, Mar 21, 6:28 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
628 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0627 PM     TORNADO          5 S GRANGER             30.65N 97.43W
03/21/2022                   WILLIAMSON         TX   PUBLIC

            PICTURE OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND RECEIVED
            VIA TWITTER.

&&

AQ

The air that afternoon

The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), 12:00Z

11.5 hours before the tornado, 281 km from the path. March 21, 2022.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -77651 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 389 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 466 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3
0-3 km lapse rate: 4.1 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The surface observations

Austin (EDC), 18 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Temp (°F)	Dew point (°F)	Wind	Gust (kt)	Pressure (mb)	Weather
21:35 UTC	77	68	160° 16 kt	28	1001.7	HZ
21:55 UTC	77	66.2	170° 16 kt	26	1001.4	HZ
22:15 UTC	75.2	68	160° 19 kt	26	1000.3	HZ
22:35 UTC	75.2	68	160° 17 kt	31	1000.7	HZ
22:55 UTC	73.4	68	170° 21 kt	38	1000.7	-RA
23:15 UTC	71.6	69.8	190° 13 kt	19	1002	RA
23:35 UTC	69.8	66.2	220° 10 kt	22	1002.7	-RA
23:55 UTC	69.8	66.2	200° 5 kt		1002	BR
00:15 UTC	69.8	64.4	250° 3 kt		1002.7	HZ
00:35 UTC	69.8	66.2	200° 4 kt		1003.7	BR
00:55 UTC	69.8	66.2	150° 14 kt		1002.4	-RA
01:15 UTC	69.8	68	170° 10 kt		1003	BR

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 23:19 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

What was reported nearby

Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Report	Where	County	Remark
22:51 UTC	TORNADO	5 N Serenada	Williamson, TX	AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED A TORNADO CAUSED EF-1 DAMAGE ALONG A TRACK FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF SERENADA TO 4 MILES NNE OF JARRELL. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. PLEASE SEE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMEN
22:54 UTC	TORNADO	1 Nnw Wells Branch	Travis, TX	* 16 INJ * AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED A TORNADO CAUSED EF-2 DAMAGE ALONG A TRACK FROM 1 MILE NNW OF WELLS BRANCH TO 4 MILES ESE OF BARTLETT. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 135 MPH. SIXTEEN PEOPLE WERE INJUR
23:02 UTC	FUNNEL CLOUD	Round Rock	Williamson, TX	RELAYED BY A TRAINED STORM SPOTTER.
23:03 UTC	TORNADO	1 Ene Round Rock	Williamson, TX	HAM RADIO REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN ROUND ROCK.
23:11 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Windemere	Williamson, TX	REPORT OF AN OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER AT I-35 AND US 45.
23:14 UTC	TORNADO	1 N Hutto	Williamson, TX	PUBLIC REPORT OF TORNADO WITH DAMAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HUTTO.
23:16 UTC	TORNADO	Taylor 5 W	Williamson, TX	PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND FIVE MILES WEST OF TAYLOR.
23:19 UTC	TORNADO	5 S Granger	Williamson, TX	HAM RADIO REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
23:24 UTC	TORNADO	2 E Round Rock	Williamson, TX	REPORT OF TORNADO DAMAGE AT THE KALAHARI RESORT.
23:27 UTC	TORNADO	5 S Granger	Williamson, TX	PICTURE OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND RECEIVED VIA TWITTER.
23:30 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	4 Wnw Taylor	Williamson, TX	REPORT OF DAMAGE TO PORTIONS OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER.
23:30 UTC	TORNADO	6 Ne Garfield	Travis, TX	* 3 INJ * AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED A TORNADO CAUSED EF-2 DAMAGE ALONG A TRACK FROM 6 MILES NE OF GARFIELD TO 3 MILES ENE OF ELGIN. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 130 MPH. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED BY THIS
23:33 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ese Weir	Williamson, TX	MEDIA REPORT OF DAMAGE TO BARNS, HOUSES, AND A BILLBOARD ALONG HWY 29 EAST OF JONAH.
23:35 UTC	TORNADO	8 Sse Holland	Bell, TX	THIS EF-1 TORNADO CROSSED THE WILLIAMSON/BELL COUNTY LINE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH-NORTHEAST CROSSING ALLIGATOR RD WHERE SOME POWER POLES AND TREES WERE DAMAGED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST, DAMAGING MORE TREES AND P
23:38 UTC	TORNADO	Elgin 3sw	Bastrop, TX	CONFIRMED SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELGIN.
23:46 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Taylor	Williamson, TX	REPORT A DAMAGED HOME NORTH OF TAYLOR.
23:52 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wsw Jarrell	Williamson, TX	PUBLIC REPORT OF DAMAGE ALONG HWY 487 WEST OF JARRELL. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
23:59 UTC	HAIL 0.88	1 Se Georgetown	Williamson, TX	REPORT OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN GEORGETOWN.
00:03 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Round Rock	Williamson, TX	DAMAGE AT CHILIS ALONG IH 35 FRONTAGE ROAD REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.
00:07 UTC	TORNADO	Lexington	Lee, TX	REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND WEST OF LEXINGTON.
00:09 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Elgin	Bastrop, TX	US 290 BLOCKED OFF NEAR THE ELGIN CITY LIMITS DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES.
00:28 UTC	TORNADO	2 Sw Giddings	Lee, TX	AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED A TORNADO CAUSED EF-1 DAMAGE ALONG A TRACK FROM 2 MILES SW OF GIDDINGS TO 1 MILE SSE OF GIDDINGS. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 95 MPH. PLEASE SEE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FO
00:31 UTC	TORNADO 0	2 Ssw Giddings	Lee, TX	PRELIMINARY SPOTTER REPORT OF A RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADO 2 SSW OF GIDDINGS.
01:02 UTC	HAIL 0.88	2 Sse Leander	Williamson, TX	SPOTTER REPORTS NICKEL SIZE HAIL 2 SSE OF LEANDER.
01:58 UTC	HAIL 1	Bee Cave	Travis, TX	PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR BEE CAVE.
02:07 UTC	HAIL 0.5	2 Ene Mansfield Dam	Travis, TX	MPING REPORT OF HALF INCH HAIL NEAR MANSFIELD DAM.
02:10 UTC	HAIL 0.75	3 Ese Georgetown	Williamson, TX	MPING REPORT OF PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR GEORGETOWN.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.

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The other tornadoes of March 21, 2022

35 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 21	3:12 PM CDT	EF1	Palo Pinto, TX	9.7	400			$75,000
March 21	3:35 PM CDT	EF3	Jacksboro tornado, TX	34.5	880		9
March 21	4:31 PM CDT	EF1	Montague, TX	2.1	150
March 21	4:34 PM CDT	EF1	Montague, TX	5.2	440		3
March 21	4:47 PM CDT	EF0	Wise, TX	6.1	150
March 21	4:54 PM CDT	EF1	Montague, TX	18.7	500
March 21	5:17 PM CDT	EF0	Love, OK	6.8	50			$20,000
March 21	5:17 PM CDT	EF1	Cooke, TX	18.3	150
March 21	5:31 PM CDT	EF0	Tarrant, TX	0.5	50
March 21	5:37 PM CDT	EF0	Tarrant, TX	1.3	50
March 21	5:48 PM CDT	EF2	Guadalupe, TX	7.9	600
March 21	5:51 PM CDT	EF1	Williamson, TX	9.3	300
March 21	5:54 PM CDT	EF2	Travis, TX	34.6	600			$2,000
March 21	6:11 PM CDT	EF2	Marshall, TX to OK	5.1	200	1	11	$500,000
March 21	6:12 PM CDT	EF0	Tarrant, TX	0.6	100			$20,000
March 21	6:29 PM CDT	EF1	Marshall, OK	10.1	200			$500,000
March 21	6:31 PM CDT	EF0	Denton, TX	1.9	50			$20,000
March 21	6:32 PM CDT	EF0	Marshall, OK	2.6	20
March 21	6:43 PM CDT	EF1	Johnston, OK	7.1	200			$100,000
March 21	6:54 PM CDT	EF0	Bastrop, TX	5.5	50
March 21	7:14 PM CDT	EF1	Milam, TX	3.8	200			$30,000
March 21	7:25 PM CDT	EF0	Falls, TX	0.4	30			$1,000
March 21	7:28 PM CDT	EF1	Lee, TX	2.5	50
March 21	8:08 PM CDT	EF0	Limestone, TX	11.8	100			$200,000
March 21	8:35 PM CDT	EF0	Burleson, TX	1.0	50			$100,000
March 21	8:40 PM CDT	EF0	Burleson, TX	0.3	175
March 21	9:05 PM CDT	EF1	Brazos, TX	0.4	175			$100,000
March 21	9:35 PM CDT	EF1	Madison, TX	2.4	200			$1.0 million
March 21	10:10 PM CDT	EF2	Houston, TX	19.1	200	1	10	$5.0 million
March 21	10:20 PM CDT	EF2	Upshur, TX	40.0	700		8	$2.6 million
March 21	11:16 PM CDT	EF2	Cherokee, TX	37.1	1,400		1	$1.8 million
March 21	11:21 PM CDT	EF1	Cass, TX	1.8	150
March 21	11:29 PM CDT	EF1	Cass, TX	2.0	200			$100,000
March 21	12:08 AM CDT	EF2	Rusk, TX	11.9	500		1	$550,000
March 21	12:49 AM CDT	EF1	Harrison, TX	6.6	200

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.