TORNADO NUMBER 64 - Happy, Texas Number 1

Date: May 5, 2002
Location: 5 miles W of Happy, TX to the west side of Happy, TX
Time: 1730 to 1744 CST
Length: 5 miles
Width: 300 yards
Rated: F2
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
STORMDATA: Damage confined to power poles and fences.
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Wall cloud with first signs of debris
Large amount of dust picked up by developing tornado
Large looking tornado
Close up of tornado base
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While this tornado looked very large....a close drive-by showed a fairly small vortex embedded in the larger dust cloud. Overall motion did not appear that strong.