Event narrative (NOAA)
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey across Sabine County Texas and determined that an EF1 tornado touched down north of Pineland, Texas. The tornado first touched down along Charlie Forse Road...snapping large branches along the road. The tornado then crossed FM. 1 at Strickland Crossing West...snapping and uprooting numerous trees and rolling a mobile home on its side. Other trees fell onto several homes as the tornado continued east along Strickland Crossing West...where a 74 year old female was killed as a result of severe head injuries when a tree fell onto her while she was sleeping in her mobile home. The tornado continued northeast crossing Plainview Road/FM 2024...and over a heavily wooded area while snapping additional trees...before lifting along Bennet Road.
Other notable tornado events in Texas
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.