At least 9 tornadoes touched down in North Texas during severe storms, National Weather Service says
Storm surveys are underway following days of severe weather across North Texas.
At least seven tornadoes have been confirmed during Sunday's storms in counties west of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and two during the storms on Monday north of the metroplex, according to the National Weather Service. The tornadoes ranged from EF-0 to EF-1 and included two EF-Unknown tornadoes.
Tornadoes confirmed during the storms on Sunday:
EF-0 tornadoes:
- One confirmed near Morton Valley in Eastland County.
- One confirmed in Santo in Palo Pinto County: This tornado tore down several large tree limbs and parts of trees north of the train tracks in Santo and damaged residential roofs.
- One confirmed south of Santo in Palo Pinto County
- One confirmed near Gilbert Pit Road and Cougar Road in southwestern Parker County. A barn was also destroyed along Gilbert Pit Road.
EF-1 tornadoes:
- One confirmed in Mingus in Palo Pinto County
- One confirmed in Gordon in Palo Pinto County
The EF-1 tornado near the City of Gordon, located about 66 miles west of Fort Worth, led Gordon ISD to cancel classes for the week due to extensive damage on campus from the storms. According to the NWS, this tornado had winds up to 105 mph.
Tornadoes confirmed during the storms on Monday:
- One confirmed EF-Unknown in Cooke County
- One confirmed EF-0 in Lamar County with 80 mph winds.
That makes 32 for the year so far in North Texas. The annual average is 29. We get 88% of our tornadoes (over the last 15 years) during March, April and May.
The NWS said other storm tracks and locations are still being assessed.
Three tornadoes caught on camera in Palo Pinto County
Sunday evening, CBS News Texas First Alert Storm Chaser Jason McLaughlin caught video near Santo in Palo Pinto County, showing three tornadoes.
