High Wind — Randall County, Texas

2023-02-14 · Randall County, Texas

Event narrative

Multiple mesonet stations across the county measured wind gusts between 58 mph and 64 mph. The peak gust of 64 mph was measured at the station 1 mile west of Canyon at 0955CST.

Wider weather episode

The first in what became a series of strong upper level systems passed northeast over the Panhandles on February 14th. The upper level system rapidly strengthened as it passed to the northeast, leading to the development of a corridor of very intense winds out of the north on the back side of the system. These damaging wind gusts, as high as 84 mph at the Guymon airport, led to a dust storm the northeastern Panhandles. Farther south, strong gusts to around 60 to 70 mph out of the southwest occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1080224. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.