Thunderstorm Wind — Nolan, Texas

2023-06-21 · near Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported part of a roof blown off a house and power lines were blown down in Sweetwater.

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 1112522. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.