Thunderstorm Wind — Fisher, Texas

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

83 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

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

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 1112484. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.