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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
251 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 12/28/24 Tornado Event - Update #2...

.Update...We have received additional damage reports from
Dickinson. The path of the Dickinson tornado has been
expanded and merged with the Bayshore tornado. See details
below.

.Dickinson ...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.40 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   850 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/28/2024
Start Time:             01:37 PM CST
Start Location:         1 ESE Dickinson / Galveston County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          29.4482 / -95.0568

End Date:               12/28/2024
End Time:               01:54 PM CST
End Location:           1 NW San Leon / Galveston County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            29.5052 / -94.9526

Survey Summary:
An EF1 tornado touched down near Hughes road between I-45 and HWY
3 and moved northeast across FM 517 and HWY 146, and then moved
into Galveston bay near Bayshore park. Most of the damage was
rated EF0 with wind speeds of 60-80 mph. However, a few homes
received EF1 damage peaking at 90 mph east of Dickinson High
School.

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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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