Elgin tornado tosses cows a quarter mile

ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — A National Weather Service damage survey team has determined Tuesday’s storm damage in the Elgin area was caused by an EF-0 tornado. Initially believed to be a result of straight-line severe thunderstorm winds, meteorologists found a damage pattern indicating a weak tornado, about 200 yards wide caused the damage. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph.
The NWS determined the tornado began just east of Highway 95 and just north of Roemer Road where it flipped a she