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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1134 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2019

...NWS Damage Survey For 04/18/2019 Thunderstorm Wind Event across Leon and Anderson 
Counties...

During the pre-dawn hours of April 18, 2019...a squall line 
moved through Central Texas. This squall line is known to have produced
wind damage across Leon and Anderson counties with peak winds estimated
to near 90 MPH.

.Leon County Thunderstorm Wind Event...

Peak Wind /Estimated/:  90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  36.89 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               3

Start Date:             04/18/2019
Start Time:             0130 CDT
Start Location:         Marquez /Leon County/
Start Lat/Lon:          31.2467/-96.2533

End Date:               04/18/2019
End Time:               0215 CDT
End Location:           Oakwood /Leon County/
End Lat/Lon:            31.5342/-95.8431

Leon County Emergency Management indicated substantial roof 
damage to a poultry farm near the community of Marquez, as 
damaging winds associated with a squall line approached from the 
southwest. Noteworthy damage to vegetation near Marquez was 
reported with an estimate of 20 to 40 trees snapped or uprooted. 
Winds continued to do damage to mostly vegetation as they spread 
northeastward towards the Interstate 45 and Texas Highway 75 
corridor...where numerous hardwood and softwood trees were 
uprooted or snapped. Most of these trees had very shallow root 
systems and/or were diseased and surveyors capped peak wind 
estimates at 70 mph. 

Damage to a single-wide manufactured home south of Farm to Market
(FM) 1618 occurred as the structure was rolled once to the east 
by the damaging winds. Two occupants were injured here and one 
individual was ejected from the structure. The peak wind 
associated with displacing this structure from its foundation was 
around 85 mph. Slightly more intense damage was noted along FM 
1511 just south of the community of Flo. A single family residence
suffered noteworthy roof damage consistent with 90 mph wind 
gusts. In addition, discussion with the inhabitants revealed that 
nearly a dozen trees on the residence property had been either 
snapped or uprooted and required removal. One inhabitant at this 
residence was injured due to flying debris.

Areas between the residence along FM 1511 and the community of 
Oakwood are largely uninhabited, but occasional tree damage was 
noted and was deemed to be consistent with 60 to 70 mph winds. The
damage across Leon County was largely sporadic and debris (both 
from vegetation and structures) was all displaced in a west to 
east fashion. This is consistent with non-tornadic winds with 
pockets of more intense winds associated with higher magnitude 
damage. It is determined by the survey that this is consistent 
with straight line winds associated with a squall line.

.Anderson County Thunderstorm Wind Event...

Peak Wind /Estimated/:  70 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.62 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/18/2019
Start Time:             0220 CDT
Start Location:         7.6 miles SW of Elkhart /Anderson County/
Start Lat/Lon:          31.5557/-95.6854

End Date:               04/18/2019
End Time:               0235 CDT
End Location:           Elkhart /Anderson County/
End Lat/Lon:            31.6227/-95.5827

Very sporadic, but somewhat more concentrated wind damage was 
noted to extremely rural portions of southwest Anderson County 
along Red Town Road. Damage to a mix of hardwood and softwood 
trees was deemed to be consistent with 70mph winds. While shallow 
root systems were noted, there appeared to be several trees that 
had been snapped or uprooted just north of Box Creek southwest of 
the city of Elkhart in Anderson County along Red Town Road/FM 319.
Sporadic wind damage to mainly vegetation with some utility poles
snapped along the southwest side of Elkhart was also observed by 
the survey team. Based on the largely sporadic nature of the 
damage, it's probable that this was associated with straight line
winds associated with a squall line.

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Bain/Godwin