Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Ellis County, Texas, December 26, 2015
RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries46
Length8.52 mi
Width125 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.46, -96.91) to the end point (32.57, -96.84), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 26, 2015, 6:01 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ellis County, Dallas County
- Near the path
- DeSoto, Glenn Heights, Ovilla, Oak Leaf (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.52 miles long, up to 125 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 46 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 26, 2015
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF4 | Texas | 13.04 mi | 550 yd | 10 | 468 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF2 | Texas | 5.29 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 119 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF1 | Texas | 4.47 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF1 | Texas | 5.21 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Texas | 2.76 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Texas | 0.9 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Texas | 0.69 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Texas | 1.6 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Texas | 0.36 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Texas | 1.58 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF0 | Texas | 5.08 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.