Thunderstorm Wind in Fisher County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind June 21, 2023 · Fisher County, Texas

96 mph

Measured gust (83 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet site 5 miles west of Rotan measured sustained winds of 83 mph with a wind gust of 95 mph.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Rotan (32.8499, -100.5486).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1112484. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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