Thunderstorm Wind in Childress County, Texas
Thunderstorm Wind June 2, 2023 · Childress County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
At 1655 CST, the Automated Surface Observing System at Childress Municipal Airport measured a severe wind gust of 60 mph. Shortly after at 1709 CST, a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site two miles north-northeast of Childress measured a severe wind gust of 64 mph.
The wider storm
A strong short wave trough moving through New Mexico on the afternoon of the second provided a large amount of large scale lift to the region allowing for widespread thunderstorm activity. Very steep mid-level lapse rates, strong surface heating, and ample low level moisture created a very unstable atmosphere by early afternoon. Initial thunderstorm development early in the afternoon was unable to become severe but once discrete storms morphed into a mesoscale convective system, storms became severe with severe wind gusts across the South Plains and Rolling Plains.
Began near (cds)childress Arpt (34.4300, -100.3000).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1098050. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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