National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down in Central Texas

BLUM, Texas (KWTX) - The National Weather Service Tuesday confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down Monday night in Hill County as a line of powerful storms pushed through.

Blum, TX Tornado @TxStormChasers @ReedTimmerAccu @wfaaweather pic.twitter.com/dqj8f3nzd1
— Trenton Sulak (@SulakTrenton) May 4, 2021

The tornado, with 130 mph wind speeds, touched down at around 7:25 p.m. Monday northwest of Blum in the far northwestern part of the county, the weather service said.

A tornado warning was issued Monday night as the storm that produced the tornado pushed to the east.

Storm chasers and residents saw the tornado and some took video and photographs of it.

Our storm survey crew has confirmed an EF-2 tornado with estimated 130 mph wind speeds occurred northwest of the town of Blum in far northwestern Hill county around 7:25 pm Monday evening. #dfwwx #ctxwx #txwx pic.twitter.com/LgkQnrh3XZ
— NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) May 4, 2021