The confirmed tornado count from the outbreak’s latest phase dropped to 11 touchdowns across six states — Colorado, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming — well below the 55 reports recorded during the previous 24-hour period, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Activity was concentrated in two geographic corridors. Near Savageton, Wyoming, the Storm Prediction Center confirmed three separate tornadoes, all within 7 miles of the community, tracking from 7 miles west-northwest to 1 mile south-southwest. A fourth tornado was confirmed 7 miles south of Kimball, Nebraska. In far west Texas, a tornado touched down 26 miles southwest of Bakersfield, in sparsely populated terrain well removed from any major metropolitan area.
West Virginia, which logged its first confirmed outbreak tornado during the previous 24-hour phase as the system pivoted eastward, returned to the Storm Prediction Center’s reports. Pennsylvania also recorded confirmed activity, extending the outbreak’s reach into a second Appalachian state — an unusual geographic footprint for a system that originated in the central Plains.
Despite the sharp decline in tornado frequency, the broader convective system remained active. The Storm Prediction Center recorded 107 large hail reports and 329 damaging wind reports over the same 48-hour period — evidence that the storm system retained substantial energy well beyond tornado production alone. The National Weather Service maintained 11 active alerts across the six affected states.
The risk profile across the affected corridor has shifted toward large hail and damaging winds as organized tornado activity recedes. Residents across Pennsylvania and West Virginia should continue monitoring local National Weather Service offices for updated watches and warnings as the system pushes eastward. Those in the Pittsburgh weather area face continued severe weather potential through the period.
In Texas, the confirmed tornado struck remote far-western ranchland, leaving broader population centers well outside the most intense activity. The Houston weather metro and Gulf Coast faced a more limited threat, with large hail and damaging winds the primary hazards across the state.
The outbreak, which reached a confirmed peak of 55 tornado touchdowns in the previous phase and spread activity across 11 states, appears to be in a definitive winding-down phase — though the National Weather Service’s 11 remaining active alerts signal that residual risk across the corridor has not fully cleared.