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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
642 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/18/2025 Tornado Event...

.Update...Corrected to change the ending state to be Oklahoma and not Texas.

.Hemphill/Ellis County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.63 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/18/2025
Start Time:             05:21 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 S Higgins / Hemphill County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          36.0089 / -100.0049

End Date:               05/18/2025
End Time:               05:27 PM CDT
End Location:           7 SSE Higgins / Ellis County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            36.026 / -99.9851

Survey Summary:
The tornado started near County Road 30 on the very eastern edge
of Hemphill County and quickly intensified as it crossed onto
property where it produced damage to several buildings and a
home. The home sustained some roofing damage and the back corner
of the house had a partial uplift of the roof deck. Additional
storage buildings were damaged including shed doors blown off and
roofs and siding damaged. Several trees were uprooted in the
yard. A cattle wind break was partially torn from the ground. The
tornado then crossed into Ellis County Oklahoma (NWS Norman forecast area),
where it snapped a few tree limbs on E690. The tornado then crossed an open field
and the last noted damage was along NS1690 where some large
branches were snapped. Based on storm spotter footage and survey,
it appears the tornado lifted shortly thereafter.  The tornado
was rated an EF1 based on the house damage and the tree damage.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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