Thunderstorm Wind — Crosby, Texas

2023-04-09 · near White River Lake, Crosby, Texas

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near White River Lake measured severe wind gusts from 1923 CST through 1924 CST. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured at 1924 CST.

Wider weather episode

Easter Sunday brought severe thunderstorms to the region during the late afternoon into the early evening. The initial thunderstorm development was concentrated along several low-level boundaries stretching across the southern Texas Panhandle and northern South and Rolling Plains. The storms were fueled by just enough moisture and instability, that when coupled with cold air and a weak disturbance aloft, several of the storms became strong to severe. Given the relatively dry, warm, and deeply mixed lower levels of the atmosphere, favorable for significant sub-cloud evaporation, the activity generated several strong wind gusts with a few exceeding severe thresholds. Most of these thunderstorms brought copious amount of hail. Although most of the hail was sub-severe, a few of the storms produced hail accumulations, covering the ground several inches deep or more.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1081345. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.