Public Information Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1249 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/19/20 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #2...

.This is a preliminary survey and we`ll update this survey as more information
becomes available.

.Southeast Nolan County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             March 19 2020
Start Time:             100 AM CDT
Start Location:         14.2 Miles Southeast of Sweetwater / Nolan County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.3101 / -100.2189

End Date:               March 19 2020
End Time:               103 AM CDT
End Location:           14.8 Miles Southeast of Sweetwater /Nolan County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.3583 / -100.1058

Survey Summary: Drone footage provided by AES showed the tornado damaged
a large windmill turbine and tore off other windmill blades. The twister
also caused roof damage to a residence and knocked down some high powered
transmission poles. NWS appreciates AES for their assistance with this
survey.


.Mulberry Canyon Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    125 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   425 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             March 19 2020
Start Time:             114 AM CDT
Start Location:         9.3 Miles South of Trent / Taylor County
/ TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.3512 / -100.1229

End Date:               March 19 2020
End Time:               116 AM CDT
End Location:           8.9 Miles South of Trent /Taylor County /
TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.3583 / -100.1058

Survey Summary: This strong tornado snapped large tree trunks,
destroyed
a large barn, and tossed a tractor, damaged another tractor and
also tossed two vehicles.

.Mulberry Canyon Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   425 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             March 19 2020
Start Time:             117 AM CDT
Start Location:         8.2 Miles SSE of Trent / Taylor County /
TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.3777 / -100.0667

End Date:               March 19 2020
End Time:               117 AM CDT
End Location:           8.2 Miles SSE of Trent / Taylor County /
TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.3777 / -100.0667

Survey Summary:  This tornado snapped large Oak Tree trunks,
scoured
the ground, shredded a large Cedar Tree Trunk, and even removed
some
bark from some of the trees. It damaged the roof of a nearby
home.
It`s possible that Mulberry 1 and Mulberry 2 tornadoes are one
track.
After additional survey, we may prove this.  We also received
report
of damage to a wind turbine and power lines in nearby Nolan
County,
but we`ll need more details to include in this report.

.Tye Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   35 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             March 19 2020
Start Time:             132 AM CDT
Start Location:         1 Mile South of Tye / Taylor County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.4388 / -99.8697

End Date:               March 19 2020
End Time:               133 AM CDT
End Location:           1 Mile Southeast of Tye / Taylor County /
TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.4402 / -99.8669

Survey Summary: This tornado took the roof of a manufactured
home, damaged
play equipment at a park, and destroyed a metal carport.

.Hamby Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1050 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             March 19 2020
Start Time:             143 AM CDT
Start Location:         6.7 Miles NE of Abilene / Taylor County /
TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.5335 / -99.6739

End Date:               March 19 2020
End Time:               147 AM CDT
End Location:           9.6 Miles NE of Abilene / Taylor County /
TX
End Lat/Lon:            32.5627 / -99.6264

Survey Summary:  This tornado damaged a large building near
Hamby.  It
damaged or destroyed about 100 vehicles in the parking lot and it
tossed
one of them about 300 yards into a nearby lake.  It also
destroyed
a garage of a nearby home and removed the metal roof.  The
tornado
removed some A/C units from the roof of the large building and
tore up
some fencing.  The tornado also damaged a small building near the
entrance.

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

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