CALDWELL TEXAS - On January 11, 2020, a survey crew from the United States National Weather Service Houston-Galveston Texas found damage consistent with a brief tornado about 6 miles WSW of Caldwell TX. The damage was rated EF-1.
KBTX reported a line of strong to severe storms swept through the Brazos Valley. Multiple reports of wind damage and power outages occurred all across the area as winds gusted over 50 mph in some locations prompting Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and a couple of Tornado Warnings.
A tornado was on the ground for 1-minute. The path of the damage was 0.11 miles long and 100 yards wide. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph destroying a shed, throwing a trailer 40 yards and snapping numerous trees in its path. At this time, no other damage surveyed from Friday night was found to be consistent with tornado damage, but rather straight-line wind damage, which could have gusted at times 60 mph to 80 mph.
That is a 2-hour drive WNW from Baytown, Texas.
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