A long-track supercell spawned several tornadoes, including multiple strong EF2 tornadoes, in College Station, Madisonville, Crockett, Alto, Mount Enterprise and Carthage, causing multiple injuries and damaging structures. A tornado hit a tower camera belonging to Austin ABC affiliate KVUE as it hit the Kalahari Resorts water park in Round Rock, Texas. Soon, multiple Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado warnings were issued from these supercells, as large and intense tornadoes were reported near Austin, Jarrell, and Elgin, Texas. These cells soon became discrete in nature, and their isolation allowed for them to increase in intensity and coverage. Īs the evening rolled in, a squadron of powerful tornadic cells formed in the southern and central portions of the watch area. The same storm also produced an EF1 tornado that caused significant damage in Kingston, Oklahoma. An EF2 tornado in Sherwood Shores, Texas caused major damage, killed one person and injured several others. A powerful supercell developed just outside the main risk area, producing a strong, long-tracked EF3 tornado, that caused considerable damage in the town of Jacksboro, Texas. Multiple supercells soon formed inside and outside the concern area. Īs the evening progressed, and the atmospheric conditions for a major event to take place kept improving, the SPC issued its first tornado watch, spreading from extreme southern Oklahoma, all the way to the San Antonio area, discussing the elevated probabilities for supercells and tornadoes to occur. As such, the SPC increased the size of the 10% hatched risk area for tornadoes, and introduced a small 15%, hatched corridor for strong tornadoes to occur, along east-central Texas. Additionally, a strong mid-upper-level jet of around 90 kn (100 mph 170 km/h) overspread the area, further increasing the instability in the atmosphere. CAPE values reaching 1500-2000 J/kg placed themselves over a highly moist area, with 70 ☏ dew points present across south-central Texas. On the day of the event, the SPC upped the risk to a moderate risk, encompassing east-central Texas, as atmospheric conditions continued to become more favourable for severe weather. The next day, the highlighted area was slightly shifted to the west, covering central Texas, and a 10%, hatched risk for strong tornadoes was introduced, as discrete supercell thunderstorms were expected to develop in the area.

On March 19, 2022, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a Day 3 enhanced risk for the areas encompassing central and eastern Texas and western Louisiana, as readings indicated that atmospheric conditions would become supportive for a damaging severe weather outbreak. Signs for a severe weather outbreak became evident multiple days before it came to fruition. Meteorological synopsis March 21 South Plains radar loop on March 21.

Tornadoes occurred on March 23 over the Eastern United States, associated with the same system, including EF2 tornadoes near Pickens, South Carolina, and Gladesboro, Virginia. Widespread flooding also accompanied the decaying squall line in Alabama. On the evening of March 22, a supercell moved through the New Orleans metropolitan area, with an EF3 tornado producing severe damage in Arabi, resulting in one death and at least two injuries. Severe and tornadic activity continued into the next day as the system moved eastward with numerous tornadoes reported in Mississippi and Alabama. Other strong tornadoes caused damage near College Station and in the Austin and Houston metropolitan areas. An EF3 tornado caused considerable damage in Jacksboro, Texas while an EF2 tornado from the same storm caused a fatality in Sherwood Shores. The outbreak started with numerous supercell thunderstorms and severe squall lines developing in central Texas and southern Oklahoma, prompting the issuance of numerous tornado warnings, including multiple PDS tornado warnings. 1 Most severe tornado damage see Enhanced Fujita scaleĢ Time from first tornado to last tornadoĪ large tornado outbreak struck the Southern region of the United States on March 21–22, 2022, before transitioning to the Eastern United States on March 23.

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