Thunderstorm Wind in Dickens County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind July 12, 2023 · Dickens County, Texas

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near McAdoo measured intermittent severe wind gusts from 1621 CST through 1630 CST. A peak wind gust of 72 mph was measured at 1629 CST.

The wider storm

Extremely hot and dry conditions on the afternoon of the 12th created isolated thunderstorms underneath an inverted V sounding profile. One thunderstorm in particular over northwestern Dickens County produced severe wind gusts in excess of 70 mph at the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near McAdoo.

Began near Mc Adoo (33.7701, -101.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1104493. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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