Thunderstorm Wind in Childress County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2023 · Childress County, Texas

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An isolated thunderstorm produced extensive wind damage in rural northeastern Childress County near the intersection of US Highway 62 and Farm to Market Road 1642. Several power poles were snapped and a center pivot irrigation system was overturned.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms that formed late in the afternoon and evening of the 11th persisted into the early morning hours of the 12th as they moved across the Rolling Plains. One of these storms produced wind damage in far northeastern Childress County underneath a very dry sub-cloud layer. Several power poles were snapped as well as a tipped over center pivot irrigation system.

Began near Arlie (34.6810, -100.0298).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1112208. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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