High Wind — Cochran, Texas

2023-09-09 · Cochran, Texas

Wider weather episode

A cold front which moved south of the region early on the ninth led to easterly upslope flow across much of the West Texas region into eastern New Mexico during the afternoon. Thunderstorms were able to form on the higher terrain of eastern New Mexico and move into the South Plains during the evening hours. A strong outflow boundary developed well out ahead of the line of thunderstorms producing a severe wind gust at the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown (Cochran County). One severe thunderstorm severe wind gust occurred near Friona (Parmer County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123385. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.