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TOTAL TORNADO COUNT = 1

EF0 = 1

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Tornado SW of Beckville, TX

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START POINT	7 miles SW of Beckville, Panola County, TX
END POINT	6 miles SW of Beckville, Panola County, TX
RATING / PEAK WIND	EF0 / 85 mph
DATE	October 13, 2018
START TIME	5:19pm CDT
END TIME	5:21pm CDT
LENGTH/ WIDTH	1.31 miles/ 40 yards
FATALITIES/ INJURIES	None
Summary: A tornado touched down along FM 1251 breaking large branches there and moved northeast where it crossed CR 237. It uprooted a few trees and broke large branches there before moving to the east-northeast where it crossed CR 241. The tornado did the most damage here where it uprooted several trees and snapped several large branches. The tornado moved to the northeast and intersected an unnamed mining road where it knocked down some large branches before lifting.

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Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Heat Continues in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

October 13, 2018: Tornado in Panola County, TX