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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF2 |
| -- Length | 1.4 Miles |
| -- Width | 480 Yards |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | RUSK |
| WFO | SHV |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2017-05-11 19:42 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 6SSE CALEDONIA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.8442/-94.4768 |
| End Date | 2017-05-11 19:44 CST-6 |
| End Location | 5SE CALEDONIA |
| End Lat/Lon | 31.86/-94.4618 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 500.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Showers and thunderstorms developed over Eastcentral Texas and Southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of May 11th, ahead of a positive tilt upper trough that shifted east across Northern Oklahoma and Southern Kansas. The dryline managed to mix east to near the I-35 corridor by late afternoon, before a cold front associated with the upper trough overtook the dryline and shifted southeast into Southeast Oklahoma an extreme Northeast Texas late. The air mass ahead of the front became moderately unstable by mid to late afternoon, with upper forcing ahead of the trough contributing to an increase in strong to severe thunderstorms across much of East Texas and North Louisiana. Damaging winds and hail were common with the stronger storms, with even isolated tornadoes also spawned across portions of East Texas and Northern Caddo Parish in Northwest Louisiana. These storms weakened by late evening with the loss of instability. |
| Event Narrative | This is a continuation of the Nacogdoches County EF-2 tornado that initially touched down just southwest of Garrison along Highway 59. Additional EF-2 damage, with estimated winds of 115-120 mph occurred in the extreme southeast corner of Rusk County along Highway 59, where the tornado tore through a chicken farm, destroying one chicken coop and killing all chickens, while also damaging 5 other coops. Several homes sustained roof damage from snapped or uprooted trees, and at least 20 outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The tornado also snapped several power poles in this area and continued northeast along Highway 59 into Northwest Shelby County. |
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 | 1.150M | 0.00K | |||||||
| LINDALE | SMITH CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 16:22 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DETROIT | RED RIVER CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 16:33 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LINDALE | SMITH CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 16:33 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RED SPGS | SMITH CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WILKINS | UPSHUR CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:09 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| UNION GROVE | UPSHUR CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:13 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| UNION GROVE | UPSHUR CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:17 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| UNION GROVE | UPSHUR CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:18 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GLADEWATER | GREGG CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| UNION GROVE | UPSHUR CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:23 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE OAK | GREGG CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE OAK | GREGG CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| OWENTOWN | SMITH CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 17:52 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MINDEN | RUSK CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 18:03 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| ALTO | CHEROKEE CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 18:05 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CIRCLE | CHEROKEE CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 18:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LINN FLAT | NACOGDOCHES CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 18:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MORRILL | CHEROKEE CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:05 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LINN FLAT | NACOGDOCHES CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:18 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GARRISON | NACOGDOCHES CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:33 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| CALEDONIA | RUSK CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| TIMPSON | SHELBY CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| CARO | NACOGDOCHES CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TIMPSON | SHELBY CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TIMPSON | SHELBY CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 19:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MACON | FRANKLIN CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 20:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOULD | CHEROKEE CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOULD | CHEROKEE CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOULD | CHEROKEE CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOULD | CHEROKEE CO. | TX | 05/11/2017 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.150M | 0.00K |
