Event narrative (NOAA)
This large, wide path tornado remained mostly in the rural part of eastern Runnels County. It damaged and even snapped tree trunks. It toppled four high tension steel towers and destroyed another. The tornado also destroyed a few outbuildings and a Recreational Vehicle. The debris was thrown for at least a half mile.
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.