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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EFU |
| -- Length | 0.91 Miles |
| -- Width | 50 Yards |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | SWISHER |
| WFO | LUB |
| Report Source | Storm Chaser |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2017-04-14 22:25 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 13WSW KRESS |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.3212/-101.9657 |
| End Date | 2017-04-14 22:32 CST-6 |
| End Location | 12WSW KRESS |
| End Lat/Lon | 34.3185/-101.95 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | On the afternoon of the 14th, isolated thunderstorms developed along a dryline over far east-central New Mexico and moved into Parmer and Bailey Counties. Mixed layer CAPE reached values on the order of 3000 J/kg by late afternoon, with low level wind shear amplifying by early evening. One of these storms evolved into a slow moving supercell that persisted for almost nine hours and produced at least seven known tornadoes, including an exceptionally large EF-3 tornado near Dimmitt (Castro County) that damaged some homes and destroyed several structures. It is possible that satellite tornadoes accompanied the larger tornado at times, but no definitive evidence to this point was available. After remaining in Castro County for nearly four hours and producing flash flooding north and northwest of Dimmitt, the supercell storm finally accelerated southeast before dissipating over Motley County around 0100 CST on the 15th. A plethora of video evidence was available from numerous storm chasers observing this supercell. |
| Event Narrative | A storm chaser recorded a tornado at night northwest of Edmonson. The tornado was backlit by frequent lightning. No damage was reported from this tornado. Radar indicated the parent circulation to this tornado behaved very erratically; initially moving northeast, then stalling for several minutes, then moving slowly southeast while dissipating. |
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.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.094M | 0.00K | |||||||
| BOVINA | PARMER CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 15:14 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.85 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BOVINA | PARMER CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 15:54 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| HUB | PARMER CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 16:34 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.80 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAZBUDDIE | PARMER CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 16:59 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DODD | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 17:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 17:19 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 17:27 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT MUNI ARPT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 17:36 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 18:01 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 9.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 18:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 42.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT MUNI ARPT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 18:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 19:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 19:39 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SUMMERFIELD | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIMMITT | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 20:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.80 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NAZARETH | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 20:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HART | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 21:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HART | CASTRO CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 21:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KRESS | SWISHER CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 22:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PLAINVIEW | HALE CO. | TX | 04/14/2017 | 23:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.094M | 0.00K |
