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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
227 PM CDT Tue May 2 2023


...NWS Damage Survey for 04/28/2023 Tornado Event in Coryell County...


.Coryell County...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  14.842 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1150.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               2

Start Date:             04/28/2023
Start Time:             02:50 PM CDT
Start Location:         9 WSW Gatesville / Coryell County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          31.3821 / -97.882

End Date:               04/28/2023
End Time:               03:25 PM CDT
End Location:           9 SSE Fort Gates / Coryell County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            31.2748 / -97.6681

Survey Summary:
A supercell tracked across Coryell County on the afternoon of
April 28th producing an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds around
105 mph. The pattern of damage suggests this tornado may have
been a multi-vortex tornado and evidence of very strong RFD wind
damage was also found just south of the tornado track, further
complicating the track location.

The tornado likely began near Bagget Mountain, tracked across CR 
146, and did the most notable damage along CR 148. Several large 
trees along CR 148, in multiple locations, were damaged ranging 
from broken trunks to large trees uprooted. The property of a 
sporting range was damaged with the shooting range cover being 
blown across the street to the northeast. Two injuries occurred at
this location, and one person was transported with a leg injury. 
The tornado generally followed CRs 148 and 147 on a southeast 
direction, continuing to damage trees and causing minor roof 
damage. The tornado crossed FM 116, just north of CR 145, causing 
damage to trees and minor roof damage to a home east of the road. 
The tornado then moved onto the property of Fort Hood. Access to 
this area is limited, but additional damage to trees and power 
poles was found along West Range Road, south of Henson Creek. The
end of the tornado was determined by radar over inaccessible 
areas of Fort Hood.

RFD winds were determined to be the cause of damage of a 
collapsed cell phone tower along West Range Road and a home on 
Longview Circle that lost part of its roof. The RD winds could 
have been near 95 mph.

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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 event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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JLDunn