Thunderstorm Wind in Terry County, Texas
Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Terry County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Brownfield measured a severe wind gust of 60 mph. These winds caused damage to a vineyard just to the northwest of Brownfield destroying a center pivot irrigation system.
The wider storm
Early on the seventh a cold front moved through the region bringing cooler temperatures to the area. This front then retreated back northward as a warm from during the daytime. Strong instability south of the front and a weak short wave trough aloft contributed to scattered thunderstorms from late afternoon through the evening. One of these storms developed a wet microburst as it moved across Terry County. A vineyard to the northwest of Brownfield (Terry County) sustained damage from this wet microburst. A center pivot irrigation system was destroyed and some crops were damaged.
Began near Brownfield (33.1511, -102.2800).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1108744. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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