21 Tornadoes in North Texas April 25 and April 26

The final survery from the April 25 and April 26 tornadoes here in North Texas is complete.  Below is the report provided by the National Weather Service.  One thing to note is that over these two days there were 21 tornadoes in North Texas.  That equals the entire number of tornadoes for the entire 2010 year.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

850 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011

...SURVEYS COMPLETED FROM THE APRIL 25 AND 26 TORNADOES IN NORTH TEXAS...

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...APRIL 25TH AND 26TH...SEVERAL TORNADOES OCCURRED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. THIS SAME STORM SYSTEM THEN MOVED EAST AND PRODUCED THE HISTORIC TORNADO OUTBREAK OVER MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN FORT WORTH HAS SPENT THE PAST WEEK SURVEYING...DOCUMENTING...AND DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF TORNADOES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS FROM LAST WEEK.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GROUND DAMAGE SURVEYS...RADAR DATA...MEDIA REPORTS...AND INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS DETERMINED 21 TORNADOES OVER THE TWO DAY SPAN OF APRIL 25 AND APRIL 26. OF THESE 21...2 WERE RATED EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE...AND THE REMAINING 19 TORNADOES WERE RATED EF-0. THE TORNADOES WHICH CAUSED THE EF-1 DAMAGE OCCURRED IN LIMESTONE AND VAN ZANDT COUNTIES...IN GROESBECK...AND BETWEEN BEN WHEELER AND EDOM RESPECTIVELY.

THE 21 TORNADOES IN TWO DAYS EQUALS THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED

TORNADOES IN THE WFO FORT WORTH COUNTY WARNING AREA FOR ALL OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2010. WHILE THE DATA REMAINS PRELIMINARY...THERE HAVE BEEN 27 CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN 2011 ACROSS THE 46 COUNTIES IN THE FORT WORTH OFFICE COUNTY WARNING AREA.

DETAILS FOR THE 21 TORNADOES ON APRIL 25/26

TORNADO NUMBER 1 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 155 PM ON APRIL 25TH...2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLUFF DALE IN ERATH COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 2.5 MILES AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 150 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 2 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON APRIL 25TH...4 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BLUFF DALE IN HOOD COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 25 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 3 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON APRIL 25TH...3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLEN ROSE IN SOMERVELL COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 4 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 310 PM ON APRIL 25TH...JUST NORTH OF CLEBURNE STATE PARK IN JOHNSON COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 400 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 5 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 315 PM ON APRIL 25TH...3 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF CLEBURNE STATE PARK IN JOHNSON COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1 MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 150 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 6 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 423 PM ON APRIL 25TH...JUST SOUTH OF ITASCA IN HILL COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 7 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 520 PM ON APRIL 25TH...NEAR AVALON IN ELLIS COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 8 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 653 PM ON APRIL 25TH...2 MILES NORTHEAST OF COOLIDGE IN LIMESTONE COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 9 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 659 PM ON APRIL 25TH...1 MILE WEST OF WORTHAM IN FREESTONE COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 10 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 725 PM ON APRIL 25TH...2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIRFIELD IN FREESTONE COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 500 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 11 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 735 PM ON APRIL 25TH...JUST EAST OF OAKWOOD IN LEON COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 12 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 456 PM ON APRIL 26TH...4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MABANK IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 5.3 MILES AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 500 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 13 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 545 PM ON APRIL 26TH...2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEN WHEELER IN VAN ZANDT COUNTY. THIS TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR 8 MILES BEFORE CROSSING INTO SMITH COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-1 DAMAGE IN VAN ZANDT COUNTY AND HAD AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF ONE-HALF MILE.

TORNADO NUMBER 14 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 601 PM ON APRIL 26TH...NEAR MABANK IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILES AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 400 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 15 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 623 PM ON APRIL 26TH...JUST NORTHEAST OF PURTIS STATE PARK IN VAN ZANDT COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 16 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 715 PM ON APRIL 26TH...2 MILES NORTH OF CORSICANA IN NAVARRO COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 17 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 735 PM ON APRIL 26TH...IN GROESBECK IN LIMESTONE COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-1 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 200 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 18 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 748 PM ON APRIL 26TH...JUST SOUTH OF LOST PRAIRIE IN LIMESTONE COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 19 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 828 PM ON APRIL 26TH...2 MILES NORTH OF LACY LAKEVIEW IN MCLENNAN COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 20 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 853 PM ON APRIL 26TH...2 MILES NORTH OF MART IN MCLENNAN COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 150 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 21 BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 957 PM ON APRIL 26TH...3 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THRONTON IN LIMESTONE COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.