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Lenorah Power Outages Caused by Weather

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April 16, 2009 - Tornado

A damage survey conducted across west central Martin County concluded that there was a tornado that tracked northeastward for approximately 7 miles, doing minor damage on the way. The first signs of damage were observed at a residence where a 10'X6'X6' wooden storage structure was blown to the east northeast about 60 feet. According to radar imagery, this was near 2055 PM CST. In addition, minor roof damage was done to the home by west winds and the family's trampoline was wrapped around a nearby tree in the backyard. The tornado then continued northeastward where it passed just to the north of two power poles that were snapped at the ground by damaging west winds sometime around 2112 PM CST. The closest estimate of the path taken by the tornado has been attached.

Lenorah - Ackerly
April 16, 2009 - Tornado

This tornado first did damage to 7 power poles about 4.5 miles southwest of Tarzan; this was confirmed by contacting the utility company in the area the following day. The estimated time of damage according to radar at this location was around 2020 CST. At 2032 CST, the tornado then tracked east northeastward and impacted a COOP observer's farm about 3 miles southeast of Tarzan, TX damaging multiple pieces of farm equipment, storage tanks and removing 3 roofs from multiple structures. It then continued on its same path snapping 3 power poles about a mile west of Lenorah, TX. The estimated time of damage according to radar was sometime around 2036 CST. This was the last known location of the tornado, although another tornado redeveloped with the same supercell about 20 minutes later. Please see the attached images.

Tarzan - Lenorah

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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

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  • Use portable generators outdoors only, well away from open windows and doors;
  • Pack perishable foods into a cooler, keep refrigerator and freezer doors shut as much as possible.

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Lenorah, Texas

City Lenorah
County Martin
State Texas (TX)
Country United States
Zip Codes 79749

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