Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
262 NOUS44 KLUB 032041 PNSLUB TXZ021>044-040845- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Lubbock TX 341 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for the Briscoe County Tornado and Swisher County Giant Hail Event... .Overview... Early on the evening of Sunday, June 2nd, a supercell thunderstorm developed in far northern Swisher County. The storm crossed an outflow boundary as it moved east across northern and eastern Swisher County resulting in increasing rotation and development of a low-level mesocyclone. Storm chasers reported a tornado as the storm crossed into western Briscoe County. As this tornado was dissipating by around 8:10 PM CDT, another tornado began developing on the western flank of the first, becoming the dominant tornado by roughly 8:14 pm CDT. For 4-5 minutes both tornadoes appeared to be in contact with the ground simultaneously. The 2nd tornado remained over open terrain to the east of County Road 207 and Highway 86 before dissipating just east of the Caprock Escarpment to the northeast of Silverton by 8:34 pm CDT. Since the tornado tracks roughly overlapped in time and space, and neither produced any observable damage, we consolidated both into one track. Briscoe County Tornado... Rating: EF-Unknown Estimated Peak Wind: Unknown Path Length /statute/: 16.4 miles Path Width /maximum/: Unknown Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 06/02/2024 Start Time: 7:57 PM CDT Start Location: 11.5 NW Silverton / Briscoe County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 34.622/-101.406 End Date: 06/02/2024 End Time: 8:34 PM CST End Location: 10 NE Silverton / Briscoe County / TX End Lat/Lon: 34.522/-101.146 Due to the remoteness of the affected area and lack of damage reports a damage survey was not conducted by the NWS. The Briscoe County Emergency Manager and other area officials conducted an evaluation and determined that there was no significant damage. .Giant Hail Stone reported in Eastern Swisher County... A storm chaser posted photographs of a hailstone estimated around 6 to 7 inches in diameter on social media. The hailstone was found 3 miles west-northwest of Vigo Park at 7:37 PM CDT. These photographs suggest that it may be larger in diameter and/or circumference than the current largest hailstone recorded in the state of Texas, which fell on April 28, 2021 near Hondo, Texas and was measured to be 6.416 inches in length. These photographs have been submitted to the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) for image analysis to determine if its dimensions can be confirmed. && 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. $$