North Texas, National Weather Service and storm
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An EF-1 tornado touched down in and near Gordon on May 18. The National Weather Service Fort Worth confirmed the tornado on Monday, May 19, citing estimated peak winds of 105 mph. An EF-1 rating is assigned for tornadoes with estimated peak winds between 86 and 110 mph.
Severe storms are expected to erupt across a wide swath of Texas late Monday — from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to East Texas.
While heat continues to grip Texas, a threat of thunderstorms, large hail and damaging winds continues into the week for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
We are most thankful that no life threatening injuries occurred,” Gordon school district officials said. “We do have substantial damage on campus. We will assess better in the morning when it is daylight.