High Wind — Yoakum, Texas

2023-02-15 · Yoakum, Texas

50 MG

Magnitude

Wider weather episode

Following a day of widespread high winds, the 15th brought another quick-moving but powerful storm system through the southern Rockies. Winds on the 15th didn't increase in earnest until the afternoon but then persisted well into the evening. The strongest winds targeted spots on the Caprock and especially the southwest Texas Panhandle and northern and western South Plains. The most intense winds weren't as widespread or strong as the previous day, but eclipsed the 60 mph mark in a few locations. The wind also lofted areas of blowing dust though the worst of the dust was more limited in coverage than the previous day.

Maximum wind gusts from the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet are listed below:

63 mph at Amherst (Lamb County),

61 mph at Friona (Parmer County),

60 mph at Hart (Castro County),

59 mph at Abernathy (Hale County),

58 mph at Denver City (Yoakum County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1070555. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.