DAMAGE ANALYSIS: Matador, TX EF3 Tornado

For the 6th episode of the Damage Analysis Series, we explore the very recent and controversial Matador Texas EF3 Tornado. On June 21st, 2023, a volatile atmosphere erupted over the Texas Panhandle, which spawned a tornado that would impact the town of Matador, impacting several homes and throwing many vehicles. We get to the bottom of why this tornado earned a lower rating than one may expect.

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[slyscafe]

Soil mechanic scientist here: ground scouring depends on the type of soil, the moisture content, and the amount of sand/gravel present in the soil.

[ARW]

Can't help but laugh at the people freaking out at you because you didn't definitively say the tornado had to be EF4+ based on the vehicle pictures. Guys, he wasn't there in person. He's analyzing photos and information that've been made available and doing a damn good job at shedding light on how engineers figure out windspeeds in a tornado. It's cool AF. Chill TF out and learn a thing or 2 instead of freaking out at the man for not confirming your point of view. He's not even contradicting it. There's only so much he can explain based on the info he has.

You're doing amazing stuff man, keep up the good work

[tomastos]

i like these damage analysis videos because theres always something to learn about construction and meteorology in these

[offcomets]

You should make a video on the 2011 Goldsby, OK EF4 tornado. It had windspeeds of 200 mph and some people argue it was EF5 intensity, which makes me curious to see what you'd say about it.

[samuellambert]

Yet again, another great damage analysis. I love the math portion as it is clear and well explained.

[iRoq]

30:27 I believe I read somewhere that the 2011 Philadelphia, MS tornado was given an EF5 rating solely based on the extreme ground-scouring it produced. Is someone able to explain why they were able to make an exception for this tornado to be rated EF5 without any EF5 damage indicators? I have no doubt that it took EF5 level winds to dig 2 feet trenches in fields, but the whole "sticking to the damage indicators" in order to stay consistent seems to not be true for this tornado. Unless were there actual EF5 DIs that I am not aware of?

[arizona]

As always, an amazing June First video! I always appreciate these videos because there is always something new to learn from you. Cheers!

[justie]

Convective Chronicles does a great in-depth look into the meteorology behind this event and actually links to your video for the damage analysis! Only a couple minutes in but I can already tell that this is going to be an extremely informative video.

[activitytimewithcruz]

this video was great! based on the damage I saw originally I thought for sure that the matador Texas Tornado was going to be an ef4 but this video cleared up a lot of things maybe you can do the Joplin tornado damage analysis cause some of the damage it caused is insane keep up the great work 👍

[shizzle]

I learn so much from these videos. Thank you for your hard work!

[clutchthecinnamonsergal]

Let's do a comparison shall we.

Newnan Georgia March 25-26 2021. Rated ef4 based of some two story wood frame homes that were lightly pushed out their foundations and collapsed. Tree damage was only moderate. No major vehicle damage and the entire scene resembles that of a mid range ef3 at most.

Matador Texas...rated ef3 because none of the structures were built up to snuff. However. Extreme hardwood tree debarking. Heavy ground scouring. Vehicles thrown and mangled, (some of which were never found) one home was swept so cleanly away that barely any debris remained and that which did remain was broken up into little pieces. All contextuals point to a very very violent tornado.

One tornado was a monster with the damage to prove it
The other was a violent tornado wannabe…

[drakeaminations]

hay could you do a damage analysis of the Didsbury Alberta EF4 that happened in Canada on July 1st?

[obsidianwing]

when you have seen the Tornado unfold that Day on Daniel Shaws Livestream and watching what going on at Val and Amy Castors Stream, i've been in a State of shock and Tunnel Vision. This was such a Level of destruction and sadness. Even they all gave the best warning the Tornado as fast as they could do people lost they Lifes. One of this unexpected Tornados you cant forget so fast.
Great analysis of the Tornado Event.

[IIAtheist]

How about an analysis of the Phil Campbell/Hackleburg EF5 or the Joplin EF5?
Love the videos.

[goldhunter]

One thing about this tornado was that it was a rather large Stove pipe tornado and severe damage was concentrated in a much narrower path

[Elaan]

Would you consider doing a video on the science behind construction methods designed to survive high winds/tornados? I know you talk about some (e.g. anchor bolts) in the various analysis videos, but having a dedicated video could be interesting.

[alexsmith]

The force it takes to bend steel H beams in their stiffest configuration is mind boggling. There isn’t a single H beam that is not bent. The Ardmore tornado last weekend got preliminary EF-4 from a DI of hitting a large ware house. Kind of just cut a path through it. But a structure that is probably stiffer in construction that got completely leveled and bent every single H beam isn’t an EF-4 DI.

[Karroto]

I'm not going to take anything away from this video but what I am going to say is that I live in childress which is about 40 minutes away and this storm was supposed to hit us and I remember it was scary greenish yellow sky

[Salomaeful]

Thanks, I love these videos
Regarding hardwood/softwood I was surprised to learn the definition is based on the type of fruit/seed case/flower/seedling type etc and this has left me more confused than ever regarding the properties of the actual wood :P
I can't wait to see your future explorations into ground scouring because I think the presence of rat tunnels, channels dug by water over time and perhaps even worm activity creating pockets of high air pressure (comparatively) will totally complicate things :D

[weathertracker]

severely under raited keep it up man love these