Thunderstorm Wind — Fisher, Texas

2023-06-21 · near Rotan, Fisher, Texas

78 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Law Enforcement reported partial collapse of a roof on a hardware store and exterior damage in Rotan.

Wider weather episode

An intense supercell thunderstorm (the same storm system that produced the Matador, TX Tornado) moved south-southeast across Fisher, Nolan, Jones and Taylor during the evening. This severe storm produced a swath of significant wind damage including Rotan, Roby, Sweetwater and Abilene. The storm also produced large hail. The highest measured wind gust was 95 mph in Fisher County. In addition, severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across portions of the Heartland and northwest Hill Country during the afternoon into the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1112435. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.