Thunderstorm Wind — Cochran, Texas

2023-07-07 · near Whiteface, Cochran, Texas

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 2147 CST through 2151 CST. A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured at 2151 CST.

Wider weather episode

An upper level high pressure system over El Paso was being partially suppressed by a short wave moving across northern New Mexico on the evening of the seventh. Scattered thunderstorms developed along a surface pressure trough near the Texas/New Mexico state line and drifted eastward during the late afternoon and evening hours as a broken line of thunderstorms. Hot and dry near surface conditions allowed for high cloud bases supporting severe wind gusts underneath thunderstorm activity. Several Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet sites measured severe wind gusts with the strongest activity.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1104460. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.