Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
693 NWUS54 KMAF 041601 LSRMAF Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1101 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0714 PM Tornado 1 WNW Sanderson 30.15N 102.42W 06/02/2024 Terrell TX NWS Storm Survey 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 complete destruction of a manufactured home. A sturdy steel carport was colla[sed 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. This tornado would continue a short distance to the east of this neighborood, moving shipping containers and snapping power poles before lifting. 0720 PM Tornado Sanderson 30.14N 102.40W 06/02/2024 Terrell TX NWS Storm Survey The same supercell thunderstorm that caused the first tornado would quickly prouce another smaller tornado near the center of Sanderson a short time later. This tornado was photographed as a skinny rope tornado moving roughly parallel to Oak Street. This tornado would snap power poles, damage roofs, and destroy a small wooden building before lifting. This short-lived tornado was rated an EF-1 with peak winds estimated to have been 110 MPH. 0516 PM Tornado 15 NNW Sanderson 30.36N 102.46W 05/30/2024 Pecos TX Public A separate photo and video were shared on social media showing an ongoing tornado north of Sanderson in rural Pecos or Terrell County. Using Google Streetview the perspectives from this photo and video were located. Based on this information and radar data, an approximate tornado track was determined to be near a ridgeline to the west of US Highway 285 near its intersection with Ranch to Market Road 2400. This tornado occurred over open and rural terrain in far southern Pecos County and was unable to be surveyed, therefore this tornado is rated EF-Unknown. 0506 PM Tornado 15 NNW Hovey 30.79N 103.48W 06/01/2024 Pecos TX Broadcast Media This tornado was reported and photographed as a dusty circulation lasting about 10 minutes in rural Pecos County west of Hovey Road. This circulation may have been a landspout initally before developing into a tornado as a rapidly developing updraft and mesocyclone formed overhead based on radar data. This area is open terrain and unable to be surveyed, therefore the tornado was rated EF-Unknown. Using photos and radar data an approximate damage path was created. && $$