Thunderstorm Wind — Jeff Davis, Texas

2023-05-26 · near Ft Davis, Jeff Davis, Texas

$2K

Property damage

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A roof was partially blown off of a shed with minor tree damage in the area. Wind speeds are estimated to have been around 70 mph. Property damage is an estimate.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough over the Central Rocky Mountains and an active sub-tropical jet stream aided in the development of numerous supercells over the higher elevations of the Davis Mountains, Glass Mountains, and Big Bend region. A couple of additional thunderstorms develop across portions of the Permian Basin. Several reports of large hail, damaging winds, and a landspout tornado were received.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1101491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.