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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 0.06 Miles |
| -- Width | 25 Yards |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | WHEELER |
| WFO | AMA |
| Report Source | Storm Chaser |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2017-05-16 15:53 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 8W LELA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 35.23/-100.49 |
| End Date | 2017-05-16 15:54 CST-6 |
| End Location | 8W LELA |
| End Lat/Lon | 35.2301/-100.489 |
| 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 | An active day of severe weather across central and eastern TX and OK Panhandles. An upper low analyzed near Las Vegas, NV in the morning opened as it bottoms out over srn NM in the afternoon before lifting and deepening again as it ejected over the Panhandles later that evening. Dryline slowly mixed east early afternoon on the 16th and with the more significant synoptic forcing hanging back and fairly meridional flow aloft. Mid to upper 60s dewpts were present over the eastern half of the Panhandles and with the exception of the very western edge of the deep sfc moisture, these dewpts did not mix out much through the day. Some standards parameters across the eastern Panhandles in particular included 400-600 m^2/s^2 Helicity with 3000-4000 J/kg of SBCAPE. This environment lead to numerous very large hail reports and several tornadoes, with one or two being long tracked over several miles. |
| Event Narrative | Tornado observed by storm chaser. |
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 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| WHITE DEER | CARSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 13:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SPEARMAN | HANSFORD CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 14:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOWARDWICK | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOWARDWICK | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOWARDWICK | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:13 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JERICHO | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:29 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC LEAN | GRAY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:29 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOWARDWICK | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC LEAN | GRAY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:34 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC LEAN | GRAY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC LEAN | GRAY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JERICHO | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:39 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC LEAN | GRAY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC LEAN | GRAY CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LELA | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 15:53 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| QUAIL | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:09 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WELLINGTON | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LELA | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUTIE | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:24 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TWITTY | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| QUAIL | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:26 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUTIE | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOBEETIE | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:34 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHEELER | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:38 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHEELER | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUTIE | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:44 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUTIE | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KELTON | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUTIE | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 16:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ALLISON | WHEELER CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 17:09 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WELLINGTON | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2017 | 20:16 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
