Back to Home . A bounded weak echo region is evident, indicating a supercell thunderstorm. The Tornado Warning was issued 17 minutes prior to tornado touchdown. This storm moved east into Throckmorton County, producing numerous reports of funnel clouds but no confirmed tornado touchdowns. The KDYX Radar is 47 nmi southeast of the reported tornado.
Green colors indicate inbound velocities, Red colors indicate outbound velocities.
Rotational Velocities of 45 kts were indicated at 1.5 degrees within a 0.7 nmi diameter area 3 miles northeast of Sagerton. The supercell thunderstorm has moved east into Throckmorton County. Radar estimated maximum hail size to 3 inches just west of the city of Throckmorton. The local storm report indicated 2.75 inch hail fell in the city of Throckmorton at 640 pm. Definitions Bounded Weak Echo Region - A radar signature within a thunderstorm characterized by a local minimum in radar reflectivity at low levels which extends upward into, and is surrounded by, higher reflectivities aloft.