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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1057 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024 /957 AM MDT Tue Jun 4 2024/

...Overview...On June 3rd, the National Weather Service sent a
survey team to investigate a tornado report from severe weather
that impacted portions of Terrell County on June 2nd, including
the town of Sanderson...

.Sanderson Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 MPH
Path Length /statute/:  0.91 Miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               12

Start Date:             June_02_2024
Start Time:             7:14 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 WNW Sanderson
Start Lat/Lon:          30.15/-102.42

End Date:               June_02_2024
End Time:               7:18 PM CDT
End Location:           1 NW Sanderson
End Lat/Lon:            30.15/-102.41

Photos showed a tornado formed very near Sanderson along a ridge
northwest of town. This tornado immediately entered a neighborhood
west of US Highway 285 in Sanderson. Damage in this neighborhood
included damage to walls and roofs of several houses with the
destruction of a manufactured home. A sturdy steel carport was
collapsed in on itself and trees were debarked in the area. This
damage was rated with a max estimated wind speed of 140 MPH, making
this tornado an EF-3. The tornado would continue a short distance
to the east of this neighborhood, moving heavy shipping
containers and snapping power poles before lifting.

.Sanderson Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 MPH
Path Length /statute/:  0.37 Miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             June_02_2024
Start Time:             7:20 PM CDT
Start Location:         Sanderson
Start Lat/Lon:          30.14/-102.40

End Date:               June_02_2024
End Time:               7:22 PM CDT
End Location:           Sanderson
End Lat/Lon:            30.14/-102.40

The same supercell thunderstorm that caused the first tornado would
quickly produce another smaller tornado near US Highway 90 in
Sanderson a short time later. This tornado was photographed and
videoed as a skinny rope tornado moving roughly parallel to US
Highway 90. This tornado would snap power poles, damage roofs,
and destroy a wooden building before lifting. This short-lived
tornado was rated an EF-1 with peak winds estimated to have been
110 MPH.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

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

$$