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Event	Tornado
-- Scale	EF0
-- Length	0.24
-- Width	100
State	TEXAS
County/Area	CALHOUN
WFO	CRP
Begin Date	08/25/2011 12:25:00 CST-6
Begin Range	2
Begin Azimuth	NNW
Begin Location	MAGNOLIA BEACH
Begin Lat/Lon	28.57/-96.56
End Date	08/25/2011 12:26:00 CST-6
End Range	2
End Azimuth	NW
End Location	MAGNOLIA BEACH
End Lat/Lon	28.57/-96.57
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	30.00K
Crop Damage	0.00K
Episode Narrative	On Thursday afternoon, August 25th 2011, portions of the Coastal Bend of South Texas experienced strong to severe thunderstorms. Several clusters of thunderstorms moved southwest across the Coastal Bend and produced winds between 40 and 70 mph. Isolated pockets of wind damage were the result. There was also a brief EF-0 tornado which touched down near Alamo Beach. An upper level disturbance originating from Northeast Texas and Arkansas the day before had pushed into Southeast Texas by the morning of the 25th. This disturbance then moved southwestward into South Texas during the afternoon of the 25th. Meanwhile, the atmosphere across South Texas became increasingly moist and unstable throughout the afternoon as this disturbance moved into the area. Damage was fairly minimal throughout the region, although 3,000 customers did lose power during the storms. The storms did bring beneficial rainfall to parts of drought-stricken South Texas.
Event Narrative	An NWS survey concluded a short lived tornado touched down near Alamo Beach Street and Lee Street in Alamo Beach. Near this point two homes were observed with small portions of their roofs peeled back. Sheet metal was also torn off the side of one of the homes and a window was broken. A third home near the area was observed to have missing shingles. The tornado continued west to a point near F. M. 2717 between Fannin and East Sunrise Streets. At this point, a poorly constructed mobile home with two floors was observed to have significant damage. The top floor was taken off and deposited to the west-southwest. The bottom floor was partially shifted off the blocks but remained upright. A brick facade on the west side of the home collapsed. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 75 mph with a path length of one quarter of a mile and path width of 100 yards.

All events for this episode:

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	Mag	PrD	CrD
Totals:								85.00K	0.00K
MAGNOLIA BEACH	CALHOUN CO.	TX	08/25/2011	12:25	CST-6	Tornado	EF0	30.00K	0.00K
VICTORIA	VICTORIA CO.	TX	08/25/2011	12:30	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	52 kts. EG	10.00K	0.00K
VICTORIA BALL ARPT	VICTORIA CO.	TX	08/25/2011	12:40	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	43 kts. EG	5.00K	0.00K
INEZ	VICTORIA CO.	TX	08/25/2011	12:47	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	55 kts. MG	10.00K	0.00K
VICTORIA	VICTORIA CO.	TX	08/25/2011	13:00	CST-6	Lightning		20.00K	0.00K
VICTORIA	VICTORIA CO.	TX	08/25/2011	13:00	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	52 kts. EG	0.00K	0.00K
(NIR)NAS CHASE FLD B	BEE CO.	TX	08/25/2011	14:15	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	52 kts. EG	0.00K	0.00K
BEEVILLE	BEE CO.	TX	08/25/2011	14:20	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	43 kts. EG	5.00K	0.00K
SODVILLE	SAN PATRICIO CO.	TX	08/25/2011	14:30	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	52 kts. EG	5.00K	0.00K
CLARKWOOD	NUECES CO.	TX	08/25/2011	14:57	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	51 kts. MG	0.00K	0.00K
Totals:								85.00K	0.00K