Thunderstorm Wind in Brewster County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 26, 2023 · Brewster County, Texas

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind-driven hail damage was reported at Big Bend Regional Medical Center with broken windows. Hail size ranged from penny to half dollar size. Wind speed is estimated to have been between 70 to 80 mph. Property damage is an estimation.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Alpine Muni Arpt (30.3900, -103.6700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Jeff Davis County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1101498. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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