Thunderstorm Wind — Childress, Texas

2023-08-12 · near Arlie, Childress, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1112208. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.