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Public Information Statement...UPDATED

National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX

805 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...NWS Damage Survey for 05/01/25 Tornado Event in Northeast

Burnet Count - Update 2...



.County Road 223 Tornado...



Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph

Path Length /statute/:  3.22 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   0.6 miles

Fatalities: 0

Injuries: 1



Start Date:             05/01/2025

Start Time:             04:25 PM CDT

Start Location:         8 SW Copperas Cove / Burnet County / TX

Start Lat/Lon:          31.0323 / -97.9983



End Date:               05/01/2025

End Time:               04:53 PM CDT

End Location:           9 SSW Copperas Cove / Burnet County / TX

End Lat/Lon:            31.0031 / -97.9777



Survey Summary:

A National Weather Service survey team, with additional help from

spotter video footage, has concluded a tornado occurred in far

northeast Burnet County during the late afternoon of May 1st. The

tornado formed just west of County Road 223, about 1/10 of a mile

from the Burnet/Lampasas County line. The tornado continued south

along County Road 223 and the Lampasas River for a short distance,

then turned southwest crossing Panther Creek Road. After this, and

based on chaser accounts, the tornado may have briefly lifted and

reformed. The tornado then turned southeast following along and

just east of County Road 223. The tornado is estimated to have

dissipated near Taylor Lane. Due to the nearly continuous damage

path this is listed as one tornado.



Along the tornado path significant damage was observed, include

trunks of trees snapped and damage to homes and outbuildings. 

Based on damage the peak wind of the tornado was estimated to be 

up to 110 mph (EF-1) around Panther Creek Road to the 4000-5000 

block of County Road 223. A home along Panther Creek Road had the

garage destroyed and a significant portion of the roof to the 

home removed. A multipurpose garage/outbuilding on top of a hill 

had the west side of it’s cinder block walls collapse inward along

with a metal framed roof collapsing down. At least four homes

received major damage. In each of these cases high winds impacted

these building at their weakest points, contributing to the 

degree of damage.



One minor injury was reported to the driver of a delivery truck 

that was flipped on its side.



A special thanks to Burnet County Office of Emergency Management 

and Northeast Burnet County Fire and Rescue for their assistance 

in the survey and drone footage.



.Briggs Tornado...



Rating:                 EFU

Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown

Path Length /statute/:  Unknown

Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/01/2025

Start Time:             05:16 PM CDT

Start Location:         3 NW Briggs / Burnet County / TX

Start Lat/Lon:          30.9033 / -97.9535



End Date:               05/01/2025

End Time:               05:30 PM CDT

End Location:           3 NW Briggs / Burnet County / TX

End Lat/Lon:            30.8954 / -97.9545



Survey Summary:



Based on spotter footage, a tornado formed over open country just

northwest of Briggs, and may at one point lifted and reformed. The

tornado occurred in an area that was not accessible by the 

National Weather Service team. The location and time is estimated 

based on radar data and spotter accounts.



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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 event and publication in NWS

Storm Data.



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