Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF0 tornado, Galveston County, Texas, April 18, 2009
RatingEF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.09 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.29, -94.98) to the end point (29.29, -94.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 2009, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Galveston County
- Near the path
- Hitchcock (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.09 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 2009
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF2 | Kansas | 9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.53 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.69 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 2.1 mi | 125 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.62 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.01 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.18 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2009 | EF0 | Louisiana | 5.33 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.