Thunderstorm Wind in Collingsworth County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind July 7, 2023 · Collingsworth County, Texas

76 mph

Measured gust (66 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The first severe wind gust was 66 mph at 2016CDT. Another gust of 73 mph was measured at 2018CDT. Then, the mesonet measured an even higher wind gust of 76 mph at 2025CDT and continued to gust over 58 mph through 2029CDT.

The wider storm

During the late afternoon of the 7th a line of thunderstorms developed in eastern New Mexico and proceeded to move east into and across the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. The strongest and most severe of these storms mainly impacted the TX Panhandle as it progressed. Several severe wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph winds were measured by ground stations across the area. Some of the strongest parts of the storms even produced some heavy rainfall.

Began near Wellington (34.7900, -100.1500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Sherman County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1118040. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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