Thunderstorm Wind — Terry, Texas

2023-08-07 · near Brownfield, Terry, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1108744. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.