Thunderstorm Wind in Irion County, Texas

A COOP Observer reported wind gusts of 70 mph. The time was estimated by radar.

A surface outflow boundary and dryline was located across the Concho Valley during the afternoon hours along with strong instability to the south of the boundary. Scattered severe thunderstorms quickly developed across the Concho Valley by late afternoon and the combination of the strong instability and deep layer shear resulted in a few supercells. These storms produced baseball to one report of softball size hail across Irion and Tom Green counties. The severe storms then moved into the Heartland and produced large hail and wind damage through the early evening. A few more severe thunderstorms moved southeast into the Concho Valley from the Permian Basin and produced marginal severe hail and strong wind gusts around 70 mph.