Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 6.59 Miles
-- Width 600 Yards
State TEXAS
County/Area HALL
WFO LUB
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2016-05-22 17:44 CST-6
Begin Location 1S LAKEVIEW
Begin Lat/Lon 34.66/-100.7
End Date 2016-05-22 17:59 CST-6
End Location 3NE PLASKA
End Lat/Lon 34.63/-100.59
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 150.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative The first in a multi-day event produced widespread large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding but the largest impacts were felt in the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle. An upper level jet streak provided the necessary lift acting upon a very unstable and strongly sheared atmosphere. Supercell thunderstorms began as isolated cells on the caprock and became more widespread once they moved off the caprock. Initially, storms produced very large hail and damaging winds but an extremely moist atmosphere and slow movement to the storms brought on flash flooding. The most damaging impacts came in Hall County where a nearly stationary storm dropped up to eight inches of rain. The extreme runoff from the storms inundated normally dry washes and creek beds. The floods damaged or destroyed several bridges and roadways and also lead to high water rescues in Lakeview (Hall County).
Event Narrative A large tornado developed near Plaska late this afternoon and moved slowly southeastward for the next 15 minutes before dissipating. Several storm chasers documented this tornado as it grew into a wedge shape while wrapping in rain curtains. This tornado and damaging RFD winds toppled several utility poles, heavily damaged and stripped some trees, and destroyed a barn. The damage was found to be consistent with EF-2 winds. There may have been additional, smaller tornadoes concurrently or following this large tornado, however insufficient video evidence and few damage indicators precluded an explicit entry of these tornadoes.


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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 5.188M 0.00K
GRASSLAND LYNN CO. TX 05/22/2016 16:10 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRASSLAND LYNN CO. TX 05/22/2016 16:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 9.00K 0.00K
LAKEVIEW HALL CO. TX 05/22/2016 16:18 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
POST GARZA CO. TX 05/22/2016 16:28 CST-6 Hail 5.00 in. 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
RALLS CROSBY CO. TX 05/22/2016 17:20 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
POST GARZA CO. TX 05/22/2016 17:22 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FLOYDADA FLOYD CO. TX 05/22/2016 17:38 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAKEVIEW HALL CO. TX 05/22/2016 17:44 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
FLOYDADA FLOYD CO. TX 05/22/2016 17:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RALLS CROSBY CO. TX 05/22/2016 17:56 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 9.00K 0.00K
POST GARZA CO. TX 05/22/2016 18:05 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LESLEY HALL CO. TX 05/22/2016 18:10 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.000M 0.00K
TURKEY HALL CO. TX 05/22/2016 18:25 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 63 kts. MG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
TELL CHILDRESS CO. TX 05/22/2016 20:10 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PADUCAH COTTLE CO. TX 05/22/2016 20:45 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ESTELLINE HALL CO. TX 05/22/2016 21:21 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TELL CHILDRESS CO. TX 05/22/2016 22:10 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(CDS)CHILDRESS ARPT CHILDRESS CO. TX 05/23/2016 19:48 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 5.188M 0.00K