When did the tornado hit Rowlett TX?
Tornado Damage: Dallas, Garland, Midlothian, Rowlett From Oct. 20, 2019 – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.
When was the last tornado that hit Texas?
Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019
| Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak | |
|---|---|
| Duration | October 20, 2019 – October 22, 2019 |
| Highest winds | Tornadic: 140 mph (230 km/h) (Dallas, TX EF3 tornado) Non-tornadic: 82 mph (132 km/h) (SSW of Hoffman, Oklahoma) |
| Tornadoes confirmed | 36 |
| Max. rating1 | EF3 tornado |
Does Texas get tornadoes in December?
“Between 1951 and 2019, the records show that 222 tornadoes occurred in December in Texas, 196 occurred in January and 211 in February out of a total of 8,971 Texas tornadoes in that time period,” he said.
Has a tornado ever happened in December?
And although they are not as common, December tornadoes can still cause significant damage. Since 1879, 22 EF-4 and EF-5 category tornadoes — the most destructive — have occurred in December.
How rare are December tornadoes?
Since 1950, there have only been 19 F/EF4 tornadoes in the U.S. in December and only 2 F/EF5 tornadoes. The last EF4 tornado to strike the U.S. during the month of December was during the Christmas Outbreak of December 2015.
What is the difference between F5 and EF5 tornado?
An F5 tornado was estimated to have wind speeds of 261-318 mph. The EF scale dramatically reduced the wind speeds for the highest tornado rating with EF5 tornadoes considered to have wind speeds greater than 200 mph.
Where did tornadoes hit in Texas yesterday?
A tornado touches down near Bell County, Texas on Tuesday. (CNN) The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday the tornado that injured 23 in Bell County, Texas, was an EF-3 with 165 mph winds. The EF-3 was one of two tornadoes that struck the county in central Texas Tuesday, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said.