NWS Confirms 14 Tornadoes on April 3rd

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
629 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012

...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR THE APRIL 3RD TORNADOES...

A SURVEY TEAM ASSESSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
ON THURSDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOW CONFIRMS 14
TORNADOES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WILL CONTINUE
TO REVIEW EYEWITNESS...VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT ADDITIONAL TORNADO TRACKS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE
LIST. THE SERIES OF DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS WERE CONDUCTED BY FOUR TEAMS
CONSISTING OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND A STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER.

THE TORNADOES ARE LISTED HERE...BUT ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

TORNADO NUMBER 1 OCCURRED SOUTHEAST OF JOSHUA...IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF1 DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1.1 MILES AND
THE PATH WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 2 OCCURRED IN KENNEDALE AND ARLINGTON. THIS TORNADO
PRODUCED EF2 DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 4.6 MILES...AND THE PATH
WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 3 OCCURRED IN LANCASTER AND DALLAS. THIS TORNADO
PRODUCED EF2 DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 7.1 MILES...AND THE WIDTH
WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 4 OCCURRED IN MESQUITE. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF0
DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.3 MILES...AND THE WIDTH WAS
APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 5 OCCURRED NEAR FORNEY...IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. THIS
TORNADO PRODUCED EF3 DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 8 MILES...AND THE
WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 6 OCCURRED NEAR ROYSE CITY...BEGINNING IN ROCKWALL
COUNTY BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO HUNT COUNTY. THIS TORNADO
PRODUCED EF2 DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 3.1 MILES...AND THE WIDTH
WAS APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 7 WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL STORM SPOTTERS
APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED
EF0 DAMAGE OVER OPEN COUNTRY. THE PATH LENGTH WAS ONE HALF
MILE...AND THE WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 8 WAS OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 4 MILES
SOUTH OF CUMBY...IN HUNT COUNTY. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF0 DAMAGE
OVER OPEN COUNTRY. THE PATH LENGTH WAS ONE QUARTER MILE...AND THE
WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 9 WAS OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...IN HOPKINS COUNTY. THIS TORNADO WAS
BRIEF...PRODUCING EF0 DAMAGE OVER OPEN COUNTRY. THE PATH LENGTH
WAS ONE TENTH OF A MILE...AND THE WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 25
YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 10 WAS OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND
STORM SPOTTERS NEAR SULPHUR SPRINGS. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF0
DAMAGE OVER MAINLY OPEN COUNTRY...PRODUCING TREE DAMAGE AND DAMAGING
POWER LINES AND POWER POLES. THE PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE
HALF MILE...AND THE WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 11 WAS OBSERVED BY STORM SPOTTERS 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WINNSBORO...IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY. THIS TORNADO
PRODUCED EF0 DAMAGE...MAINLY DAMAGING TREES. THE PATH LENGTH WAS
APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE...AND THE WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 25
YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 12 OCCURRED IN GRAND PRAIRIE. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED
EF0 DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.4 MILES...AND THE WIDTH WAS 60
YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 13 OCCURRED IN IRVING. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF0
DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1.4 MILES...AND THE WIDTH WAS 40 YARDS.

TORNADO NUMBER 14 OCCURRED IN DALLAS...NEAR SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF0 DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.1
MILES...AND THE WIDTH WAS 25 YARDS.

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