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THE MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA - STORM ASSESSMENT
Robert B. Darby & Raymond J. Sondag *
Weather Forecast Office
Lake Charles, Louisiana
NOME TORNADO
| Date / Time |
Lead Time |
County |
Path Length |
Path Width |
F-Scale |
Closest Town |
| 1151 PM CST |
7 Minutes |
Jefferson |
5 miles |
1/4 mile |
3 |
Nome |
WSR-88D Radar Images - Base Reflectivity and Storm Relative Velocity
Products:
1146 PM - KLCH - Four panel base reflectivity
product
1146 PM - KLCH - Four panel storm relative velocity product
Tornado Damage:
The tornado initially touched down in Liberty County, which is located just
west of Jefferson County in Southeast Texas. The tornado continued a northeast
track moving just south of the community of Nome around 1151 PM. Five people
were injured in a mobile home that was completely destroyed. One on the injured
received a broken neck.
Tops of trees ripped off near
Nome, Texas. |
Remains of a silo that was
destroyed. |
Another section of the
destroyed silo. |
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