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Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 11.35 Miles
-- Width 650 Yards
State TEXAS
County/Area SHELBY
WFO SHV
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2024-07-08 14:18 CST-6
Begin Location 2E SHELBYVILLE
Begin Lat/Lon 31.7517/-94.0513
End Date 2024-07-08 14:33 CST-6
End Location 3NNW JAMES
End Lat/Lon 31.8949/-94.1459
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 300.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Tropical Storm Beryl briefly strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds as it made landfall along the Southeast Texas coast near Matagorda Bay during the early morning hours of July 8th, and tracked north-northeast across East Texas and into Southwest Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours. While Beryl weakened into a tropical storm over portions of Deep East Texas by mid-afternoon, very strong wind shear and helicity existed near and east of the center, contributing to the largest tornado outbreak in NWS Shreveport history, as well as with any landfalling tropical system. A total of 43 tornadoes were confirmed through NWS surveys across East Texas, North Louisiana, and Southwest Arkansas, before Beryl weakened into a depression by late afternoon over East Texas. As a part of this outbreak, fifteen tornadoes touched down across portions of East Texas.
Event Narrative An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph touched down on County Road 2625 about 1.5 miles southeast of Shelbyville, and tracked northwest across CR 2100 and FM 417 where it snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The significant damage to trees continued to the north as the tornado tore through the Sardis community, south of FM 414 on County Roads 3051, 3054, and 3057. A number of homes also sustained damage to their roofs from a combination of the estimated 110 mph winds produced by the tornado and trees falling on homes. The tornado continued to track to the northwest, where it produced significant tree damage along CR 3505 and 3046 north of Sardis. The tornado then entered a heavily wood area inaccessible by vehicle, although additional significant tree damage was found southwest of the James community along Highway 7. In addition to the trees, a home also sustained significant roof damage from the tornado along with downed power lines. The tornado continued northwest along CR 3140 just northwest of James, with additional tree damage found along County Roads 3140, 3148, 3156, and 3129 before lifting near Spinney Creek south of the Paxton community.


    

Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 1.380M 0.00K
ALTO CHEROKEE CO. TX 07/08/2024 11:04 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
MILAM SABINE CO. TX 07/08/2024 11:39 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 85.00K 0.00K
APPLEBY NACOGDOCHES CO. TX 07/08/2024 11:40 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
MINDEN RUSK CO. TX 07/08/2024 12:06 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PAULS STORE SHELBY CO. TX 07/08/2024 12:10 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TIMPSON SHELBY CO. TX 07/08/2024 12:15 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 200.00K 0.00K
LAKE CHEROKEE RUSK CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:08 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELDERVILLE GREGG CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:09 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
TATUM PANOLA CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:19 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 85.00K 0.00K
FLANAGAN RUSK CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:22 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LORRAINE PANOLA CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:23 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
CAVE SPGS HARRISON CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:24 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELYSIAN FLDS HARRISON CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:31 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
ANGELINA (ZONE) ANGELINA (ZONE) TX 07/08/2024 13:32 CST-6 Tropical Storm 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHEROKEE (ZONE) CHEROKEE (ZONE) TX 07/08/2024 13:40 CST-6 Tropical Storm 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NACOGDOCHES (ZONE) NACOGDOCHES (ZONE) TX 07/08/2024 13:45 CST-6 Tropical Storm 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LOTTA HARRISON CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:46 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JUDSON GREGG CO. TX 07/08/2024 13:58 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHELBYVILLE SHELBY CO. TX 07/08/2024 14:18 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
SEXTON SABINE CO. TX 07/08/2024 14:27 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EAST HAMILTON SHELBY CO. TX 07/08/2024 14:28 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
HANSON SHELBY CO. TX 07/08/2024 14:41 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WOODS PANOLA CO. TX 07/08/2024 14:42 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PATMAN CASS CO. TX 07/08/2024 15:08 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
WAKE VLG BOWIE CO. TX 07/08/2024 16:17 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 1.380M 0.00K