Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
192 NOUS44 KFWD 212138 PNSFWD TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-220100- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 438 PM CDT Wed May 21 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for May 18th and May 19th Tornado Events... .Update...After additional review of radar, video, timing, and more, some changes have been made to the survey tracks in and around Santo in Palo Pinto and Parker counties. The previous classification of a tornado in Santo has been changed to thunderstorm wind damage due to intense inflow of 80 mph winds into the tornadic supercell. A multivortex tornado was added southwest of Santo, and the tornado south of Santo was changed to a single multivortex tornado with 2 distinct damage areas from simultaneous vortices. The tornado in Parker County actually looped to the north and the path was extended. The total number of tornadoes for the event on the evening of the 18th remains at 7. This statement also includes information about the 3 weak tornadoes that occurred Monday afternoon and night along the Red River counties. .Morton Valley Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.28 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 06:47 PM CDT Start Location: 6 NNW Eastland / Eastland County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.4797 / -98.8565 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 06:54 PM CDT End Location: 7 N Eastland / Eastland County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.5064 / -98.8128 Survey Summary: An EF0 tornado began just southwest of the intersection of Highway 112 and County Road 331. Tree damage was observed along Highway 112, County Road 331, and County Road 334 where large 4 to 5 inch tree branches were snapped. A house sustained some minor tree damage at the intersection of County Road 332 and Highway 112, and minor tree damage was observed along Highway 183, but all of this damage was determined to be RFD straight- line wind damage. .Mingus Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.40 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 07:36 PM CDT Start Location: 2 NNE Mingus / Palo Pinto County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.5677 / -98.412 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 07:40 PM CDT End Location: 2 NNE Mingus / Palo Pinto County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.5691 / -98.4061 Survey Summary: A brief EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 105 mph occurred north of Mingus on the evening of May 18th. Tree damage was noted along Dairy Farm Road, with the most significant tree damage observed on a private property. Very large pecan trees were uprooted, with a few large trunks snapped. Many other large branches and small trunks were snapped across the property. Sheet metal was also ripped off of a metal shed on the northern edge of the property. .Gordon... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.11 miles Path Width /maximum/: 995 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 4 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 07:48 PM CDT Start Location: 2 N Gordon / Palo Pinto County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.5706 / -98.3718 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 07:54 PM CDT End Location: Gordon / Palo Pinto County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.542 / -98.3602 Survey Summary: An EF-1 tornado formed north of Gordon and moved south-southeast into Gordon. One property near FM 919 and Harlin Road sustained damage to a small building on the property and 2 barns. In the town of Gordon, notable tree damage and power pole damage was observed along with damage to roofs. Most of the roof damage was partial removal of metal panels, leaving some homes with holes in their roofs. The school stadium and nearby athletic fields also suffered significant damage to the locker rooms, weight room, bleachers, scoreboards, and more. One tall stadium light pole was bent in half. In the southeast part of Gordon, a manufactured home was destroyed. In Gordon is where the tornado received its strongest rating of EF-1 with 105 mph winds. The tornado was tracked through tree damage just outside of Gordon to the southeast where it dissipated. Several minor injuries were reported with 4 hospital transports, but all 4 were already released the next morning. .Southwest of Santo... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.21 miles Path Width /maximum/: 40 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 08:03 PM CDT Start Location: 8 ENE Gordon / Palo Pinto County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.5874 / -98.2328 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 08:04 PM CDT End Location: 8 ENE Gordon / Palo Pinto County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.589 / -98.2296 Survey Summary: Spotter video of a multivortex tornado was confirmed by tree damage along Panama Road southwest of Santo. Two distinct vortices caused tree damage about 2400 feet apart. The width of each vortex that caused tree damage was no more than 50 yards, and the duration of each vortex was recorded at 4 to 10 seconds. Maximum winds were 80 mph. .South of Santo... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.94 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 08:06 PM CDT Start Location: 10 ENE Gordon / Palo Pinto County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.5884 / -98.2012 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 08:07 PM CDT End Location: 9 WNW Lipan / Palo Pinto County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.5749 / -98.2004 Survey Summary: Video evidence showed two vortices occurring in close proximity to each other at the same time from the same mesocyclone. The vortices only lasted a few seconds and appeared to almost rotate around each other before they dissipated. Two areas of parallel tree damage was found along FM 4 north of I-20 and south of Santo. This area of damage will be classified as an EF- 0 multivortex tornado. Maximum estimated winds were 80 mph. .Southeast of Santo... Rating: EF-Unknown Estimated Peak Wind: Unknown Path Length /statute/: Unknown Path Width /maximum/: Unknown Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 08:07 PM CDT Start Lat/Lon: 32.5982 / -98.1946 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 08:08 PM CDT End Lat/Lon: 32.5982 / -98.1907 Survey Summary: Right after the simultaneous tornadoes south of Santo, chaser videos showed an additional, larger tornado forming east of FM 4. Damage from this tornado was not found and could be in inaccessible areas. This tornado will be rated an EF-Unknown at this time, and its location is estimated based on radar and video. .Parker County Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.12 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/18/2025 Start Time: 08:36 PM CDT Start Location: 5 N Lipan / Parker County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.5923 / -98.049 End Date: 05/18/2025 End Time: 08:40 PM CDT End Location: 6 N Lipan / Parker County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.6143 / -98.0284 Survey Summary: An EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 mph moved east along Gilbert Pit Road and Cougar Road in southwestern Parker County, with snapped large limbs observed along both of these roads. A barn was also destroyed along Gilbert Pit Road near the start of the track. Based on the observed damage and assessment of radar data, the tornado took a sharp northwest turn, causing some tree damage further north on Gilbert Pit Rd, with several large limbs and small trunks split and snapped on the Hill Cemetery property where the tornado likely dissipated. .West of Muenster / Cooke County... Rating: EF-Unknown Estimated Peak Wind: Unknown Path Length /statute/: Unknown Path Width /maximum/: Unknown Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/19/2025 Start Time: 06:02 PM CDT Start Lat/Lon: 33.6668 / -97.477 End Date: 05/19/2025 End Time: 06:02 PM CDT End Lat/Lon: 33.6668 / -97.4749 Survey Summary: A tornado was confirmed by chaser video west of Muenster on private land. Grass was laid down in a circular pattern in a field, but the tornado dissipated before reaching an area of trees. Video shows the tornado only lasted about 10 seconds. .Fannin County... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.36 miles Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/19/2025 Start Time: 10:20 PM CDT Start Location: 10 SSE Wade / Fannin County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 33.7365 / -96.0434 End Date: 05/19/2025 End Time: 10:25 PM CDT End Location: 10 SSE Wade / Fannin County / OK End Lat/Lon: 33.7396 / -96.0201 Survey Summary: An EF-0 tornado occurred near Dotson along CR 2295 and FM 2029, producing scattered tree damage. Maximum estimated winds were 75 mph. .Lamar County... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.11 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/20/2025 Start Time: 01:41 AM CDT Start Location: 8 SSE Ord / Lamar County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 33.7936 / -95.4719 End Date: 05/20/2025 End Time: 01:42 AM CDT End Location: 8 SSE Ord / Lamar County / OK End Lat/Lon: 33.7937 / -95.47 Survey Summary: A very brief tornado damaged some trees along CR 43200 east of Powderly. && 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. $$ JLDunn