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749 NOUS44 KFWD 240243 PNSFWD TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-241445- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 943 PM CDT Wed Mar 23 2022 ...NWS Damage Survey for 3/21/22 Tornado Event - Update #1... .Update... This update adds 2 tornadoes: Limestone County near Groesbeck, and Bell County north of Jarrell. Minor refinements were made to other tracks, but no rating changes were made. The assessment of the Jack County tornado continues. A few remaining areas of minor damage are still being investigated which include near Rosebud in Falls County, as well as both Benbrook and Euless in Tarrant County. .Overview... Numerous severe thunderstorms affected North and Central Texas on the afternoon and evening of Monday, March 21st. So far, 13 tornadoes have been confirmed. The highest rated tornado (Jack County, EF-3) is still under further investigation. Additional storm surveys are also planned during the remainder of this week. A final report will take multiple days to compile. We appreciate your patience. Results will be completed and transmitted via a Public Information Statement, and will also be disseminated on our social media feeds. .Limestone County... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 11.8019 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/20/2022 Start Time: 08:08 PM CDT Start Location: 3 WSW Groesbeck / Limestone County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 31.5058 / -96.5759 End Date: 03/20/2022 End Time: 08:18 PM CDT End Location: 6 SSE Mexia / Limestone County / TX End Lat/Lon: 31.6023 / -96.423 Survey Summary: The tornado began on the southwest side of Groesbeck along the west side of S State Highway 114 where damage to a small barn resulted in the removal of the roof. As the tornado moved northeast it caused a narrow path of damage along Private Road 5401 with a few structures damaged including the lift and removal of a metal roof from a manufactured home and damage to a few metal shelters and a carport. The tornado then crossed Highway 14 N just north of Groesbeck causing damage to several trees as the tornado tracked toward Shiloh. As the tornado reached County Road 431 and FM 39 it lifted/wrapped a large anchored farm outbuilding against a tree. After crossing FM 39 the tornado partially removed the roof of a manufactured home before it is believed to have lifted. .Palo Pinto... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 9.7249 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 03:12 PM CDT Start Location: 15 S Graham / Palo Pinto County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.8672 / -98.5296 End Date: 03/21/2022 End Time: 03:26 PM CDT End Location: 9 W Graford / Palo Pinto County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.9591 / -98.4046 Survey Summary: Using radar imagery in combination with eyewitness accounts (videos and pictures), a confirmed EF1 tornado formed over Possum Kingdom Lake around 3:12 PM CDT. The tornado then tracked onshore near Upper Burma Rd, where trees sustained such damage as snapped trunks and large broken branches. As it crossed the peninsula, roof damage to single family homes and nearby small metal buildings was observed, consistent with 95 mph winds. The tornado then tracked back over the lake before causing more sporadic damage on the northeast shore of Possum Kingdom Lake. The tornado lifted at 3:26 PM CDT just northwest of Stoney End Ln. .Southwest Bowie... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.0651 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 04:31 PM CDT Start Location: 5 SW Bowie / Montague County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.5069 / -97.9021 End Date: 03/21/2022 End Time: 04:36 PM CDT End Location: 3 SW Bowie / Montague County / TX End Lat/Lon: 33.5255 / -97.8774 Survey Summary: The tornado began on the north side of Lake Amon G. Carter along Hanging Tree Rd. where damage was found to multiple small barns and farm outbuildings, roof damage to several single family homes in the area, and tree damage resulting in snapped tree trunks and large broken limbs. A partially full water tank was transported from Hanging Tree Rd to Farm to Market Road 2583 as the storm continued east-northeast. As the tornado moved northeast of the lake to Timber Oaks Ct. it caused heavy damage to a farm outbuilding where the roof was lifted and multiple walls collapsed. The tornado is believed to have lifted after crossing Elgin Road. .East Bowie... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.1917 miles Path Width /maximum/: 440.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 3 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 04:34 PM CDT Start Location: 3 S Bowie / Montague County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.5182 / -97.8369 End Date: 03/21/2022 End Time: 04:39 PM CDT End Location: 3 ENE Bowie / Montague County / TX End Lat/Lon: 33.5815 / -97.7953 Survey Summary: The tornado began on the south side of Bowie along State Highway 101 where damage was found to multiple single family residences including one home that shifted off the foundation causing the walls and roof to collapse caused by wind speeds estimated between 105 to 110 mph. There were 3 injuries reported with damage in this area. As the tornado moved north-northeast along the eastern side of Bowie many structures spanning from FM 3043 to just south of State Highway 59 and Haney Rd were damaged including several single family and manufactured homes where the roofs and walls where lifted and destroyed in places. Just before the tornado lifted a manufactured home was destroyed with damage spanning 1/4 mile by this point in the path. .Nocona... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.1459 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 04:58 PM CDT Start Location: 5 ESE Nocona / Montague County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.7655 / -97.6356 End Date: 03/21/2022 End Time: 05:06 PM CDT End Location: 8 S Petersburg / Montague County / OK End Lat/Lon: 33.8263 / -97.5836 Survey Summary: The tornado began on the southeast side of Nocona near Old Bonita Rd where a few sheds and small barns sustained damage along with damage to a number of large pecan trees across the area. As the tornado moved northeast it passed through a heavily wooded area with additional tree damage throughout before crossing Redbud Creek. As the tornado crossed FM 1956 a manufactured home in the path was separated from its undercarriage while a nearby single- family home sustained damage to its roof, several windows, and a small barn on the property. Tree damage extended through Saunders Rd to Cottonwood Creek Rd before the tornado is believed to have lifted. .Cooke County... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 18.3156 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 05:17 PM CDT Start Location: 10 WNW Sanger / Cooke County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.4322 / -97.3292 End Date: 03/21/2022 End Time: 05:43 PM CDT End Location: 1 N Gainesville / Cooke County / TX End Lat/Lon: 33.6494 / -97.1493 Survey Summary: The tornado developed shortly after crossing into Cooke County, first touching down near FM51 and CR377 where a tree was uprooted, several large tree branches were snapped, and it knocked down half a concrete silo. Sporadic tree damage was noted along FM51 leading into Era where damage occurred to a gas station awning. It continued northeast, strengthened and produced major damage to several roofs of homes, snapped trees, and flipped a horse trailer. It continued to move northeast along FM51 where it destroyed a metal implement shed. As it moved toward Gainesville, it blew out 2 roll up doors and lifted the roof of a commercial building. The tornado then crossed I-35 near US-82 and ripped the aluminum roof off a cattle yard before lifting shortly after. .River Oaks... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.3029 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 05:37 PM CDT Start Location: 1 NNW River Oaks / Tarrant County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 32.7874 / -97.403 End Date: 03/21/2022 End Time: 05:41 PM CDT End Location: 1 ESE Sansom Park / Tarrant County / TX End Lat/Lon: 32.792 / -97.3813 Survey Summary: The tornado began along Inspiration Lane in River Oaks. It then moved northeast and produced widespread tree damage through a neighborhood just southwest of Jacksboro Highway. Some EF1 tornado damage was found on Hillside Drive and Circle Ridge Drive where multiple tree trunks were snapped and/or uprooted. As the tornado crossed Jacksboro Highway, additional EF0 damage was found between 18th Street and 22nd Street between Menefee Avenue and Long Avenue. As the storm continued northeast, the tornado lifted, but additional thunderstorm wind damage was found downstream along Long Avenue between Decatur Avenue and Deen Road in Fort Worth. .North Jarrell... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.6059 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 06:08 PM CDT Start Location: 3 N Jarrell / Bell County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 30.8611 / -97.6004 End Date: 03/23/2022 End Time: 06:13 PM CDT End Location: 4 NNE Jarrell / Bell County / TX End Lat/Lon: 30.8777 / -97.5814 Survey Summary: This tornado was a continuation of the EF-1 tornado that passed through Jarrell previously. The tornado crossed the Williamson and Bell County line near CR 304. Through Bell County, EF-0 damage to trees was observed, with max winds of 75 mph and a max width of 100 yards. The tornado dissipated near Prairie Dell Church Road, just west of Interstate 35. .Sherwood Shores... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.381 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 1 Injuries: 11 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 06:11 PM CDT Start Location: 3 S Willis / Grayson County / OK Start Lat/Lon: 33.8407 / -96.8192 End Date: 03/22/2022 End Time: 06:15 PM CDT End Location: 2 ESE Willis / Marshall County / OK End Lat/Lon: 33.8695 / -96.7966 Survey Summary: The tornado first touched down in a field near Thousand Oak Trails. It then moved through the Sherwood Oaks community, producing extensive and widespread damage to trees and homes. Multiple manufactured homes were flipped, many trees were snapped in half, and one home was moved off its foundation. The tornado then crossed Lake Texoma and moved into Oklahoma. A total of 105 structures were damaged, 53 destroyed and 27 sustained major damage. .Carrollton... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.8573 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 06:31 PM CDT Start Location: 1 NW Carrollton / Denton County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.0042 / -96.913 End Date: 03/21/2022 End Time: 06:32 PM CDT End Location: 2 NNE Carrollton / Denton County / TX End Lat/Lon: 33.0153 / -96.8839 Survey Summary: A brief tornado touched down in northern Carrollton around 6:31pm. The tornado initially caused damage to a building at the Hillside Community Apartments just east of Old Denton Road and south of Rosemeade Parkway. It uplifted a small section of a rooftop exposing the interior of the building, while also removing a large section of shingling nearby. The tornado then tracked northeastward towards Rosemeade Elementary School where it snapped two large trees near the ground which fell in a convergent pattern. Additional damage primarily to trees was observed northwestward towards N Josey Lane and Rosemeade Parkway which mostly consisted of broken tree branches. The tornado was likely in progress for only a minute or two, with estimated peak winds near 85 mph. .Southern Bell County... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.971 miles Path Width /maximum/: 40.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/21/2022 Start Time: 06:35 PM CDT Start Location: 4 ESE Bartlett / Bell County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 30.7696 / -97.3612 End Date: 03/22/2022 End Time: 06:47 PM CDT End Location: 6 ESE Holland / Bell County / TX End Lat/Lon: 30.8469 / -97.3161 Survey Summary: This tornado crossed the Williamson/Bell County line moving towards the north-northeast crossing Alligator Rd where some power poles and trees were damaged. The tornado continued northeast, damaging more trees and power poles near FM-487 and along Donahoe Rd. It is believed to have lifted just as it was crossing FM-2268 east of the town Vilas. .Decatur... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.9381 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/22/2022 Start Time: 04:47 PM CDT Start Location: 5 NNW Boyd / Wise County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 33.1447 / -97.6078 End Date: 03/22/2022 End Time: 04:53 PM CDT End Location: 3 SE Decatur / Wise County / TX End Lat/Lon: 33.198 / -97.5511 Survey Summary: The tornado formed southeast of Paradise, near Wise County Road 4287, where it produced structural damage to multiple homes. The tornado tracked northeast approximately 5 miles, producing damage to several homes and outbuildings. The tornado ultimately moved over US287 southeast of Decatur, damaging a large advertising sign along the highway and impacting a storage building near US287 and FM 2264. The tornado apparently dissipated shortly after crossing US287. .Jack County (survey ongoing)... Preliminary Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 150 mph Path Length: At least 35 miles Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 9 Survey crew identified at least a 35 mile track of tornado damage stretching from SW to NE in Jack County. A preliminary rating of EF-3 with wind speeds up to 150 mph have been assigned. The heaviest damage occurred on the west and north side of Jacksboro, which included the elementary and high schools. 9 injuries were reported, but all were minor. Further assessment is still needed to determine start and end points and last remaining details. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$