High Wind — Cochran, Texas

2023-03-16 · Cochran, Texas

Wider weather episode

A powerful late winter cold front plowed through the region from late in the morning on the 16th into the afternoon hours. Strong winds were observed both ahead of the front and in the post frontal airmass. Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet sites near Amherst (Lamb County) measured a wind gust to 58 mph while a site near Morton (Cochran County) measured a wind gust to 60 mph. The Automated Surface Observing System at Lubbock International Airport (Lubbock County) measured a wind gust of 60 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075959. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.