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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
241 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/26/26 TORNADO EVENT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY OF A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT IMPACTED PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GUADALUPE
COUNTY DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS OF MAY 26TH. THE SURVEY TEAM
FOUND DAMAGE THAT SUPPORTED THE EXISTENCE OF A SHORT-LIVED EF-1
TORNADO. A TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE WAS SEEN ON RADAR JUST NORTH
OF WHERE THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS SURVEYED.
SANTA CLARA TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.92 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 70 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/26/2026
START TIME: 10:20 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 N NEW BERLIN / GUADALUPE COUNTY / TX
START LAT/LON: 29.5052 / -98.0991
END DATE: 05/26/2026
END TIME: 10:25 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NE NEW BERLIN / GUADALUPE COUNTY / TX
END LAT/LON: 29.5029 / -98.0508
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO MAY HAVE STARTED JUST EAST OF LINNE ROAD. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED NORTH OF KUNDE ROAD, WITH WIDESPREAD
TREE DAMAGE SURVEYED. THE CIRCULATION CONTINUED EAST WHERE MORE
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE TORNADO MAY HAVE TRAVELED FURTHER
SOUTHEAST BUT THIS WAS INCONCLUSIVE BASED ON LACK OF ACCESS TO
PROPERTY.
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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