EF2 Tornado Kills 1 in Runaway Bay, Texas, Destroying Manufactured Homes
On the evening of April 25, 2026, an EF2 tornado struck Runaway Bay in Wise County, Texas, killing one person and destroying manufactured homes.
The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth said in its April 26 damage survey that the tornado was on the ground from 9:03 to 9:07 p.m. Central, with estimated peak winds of 130 mph, a path of 1.4 miles and a maximum width of 1,000 yards. A double-wide manufactured home was destroyed and its metal frame found 100 yards downwind; the fatality occurred in that home, and two single-wide manufactured homes nearby were also completely destroyed.
The same evening, an EF1 tornado tracked 9.8 miles near Springtown in Parker County with peak winds of 105 mph and no fatalities. The Weather Service said a separate Parker County death was caused by strong rear-flank downdraft winds, not by the tornado, and that the survey findings are preliminary pending final review.
Source: U.S. National Weather Service
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