High Wind — Briscoe, Texas

2022-12-29 · Briscoe, Texas

Wider weather episode

A very narrow corridor of 50-60 knot winds at 850mb was able to mix down to the surface quickly after sunrise from approximately Briscoe County southward through Lubbock County. A few areas saw severe wind gusts through the morning and early afternoon hours before winds decreased by mid-afternoon.

Peak wind gusts from the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet follow:

64 mph at Caprock Canyons State Park (Briscoe County),

60 mph at Lubbock International Airport (ASOS, Lubbock County), and

59 mph at Silverton (Briscoe County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062047. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.