Friday, May 17, 2013

Tornado Count Rises to 16 in Texas

Tornado Central


Published: May 16, 2013, 9:51 PM EDT weather.com





Lightning strikes from a storm illuminate a home damaged by a tornado on Hyde Park Lane at Country Club Rd. in Cleburne, May 15, 2013. (The Dallas Morning News, Tom Fox)



The number of tornadoes confirmed in North Texas Wednesday night has now increased to 16, including an EF4 twister that claimed six lives in the town of Granbury.

Several survey teams documented the damage Thursday. The NWS released new details on the strength and location of the tornadoes.
Granbury, Texas: EF4; wind speeds as high as 200 mph
Cleburne, Texas: EF3
Millsap, Texas: EF1
Pecan Plantation, Texas: EF1
near Lake Amon G. Carter, Montague Co., Texas: EF1
Ennis, Texas: EF1
east southeast of Cleburne, Texas: EF0

The NWS confirmed additional tornadoes in Montague, Wise, Mills and Hamilton counties, but investigators are still collecting data and will return those findings over the next few days.


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