Thunderstorm Wind — Yoakum, Texas

2022-05-10 · near Denver City, Yoakum, Texas

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Denver City measured wind gusts of 62 mph from 1859 CST through 1900 CST.

Wider weather episode

Widespread severe thunderstorms developed on the afternoon of the tenth as a weak upper level disturbance ejected overhead northward out of Mexico. The initial activity rapidly developed near the dryline, which was located near the Texas/New Mexico line, late Tuesday afternoon. Aided by strong instability, several of the storms quickly became severe mostly producing severe thunderstorm winds. The thunderstorms gradually evolved into a solid line and tracked eastward across much of the South Plains, Rolling Plains and southern Texas Panhandle through the mid-late evening hours continually producing severe winds. Lastly, a wake low developed in the departing convection which generated a high wind gust of 62 mph near McAdoo measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1016359. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.