Strong Wind in Reeves County Plains, Texas

Strong Wind May 9, 2023 · Reeves County Plains, Texas

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

LANDSPOUT. Location: 31.030N, 103.580W. A photo of an apparent landspout tornado near Saragosa was shared on social media. Location and time were estimated by radar. There was no reported damage with this landspout.

The wider storm

Broad lee troughing and a closed upper-low over the Texas Gulf coast aided in the development of scattered thunderstorms near and adjacent to the west Texas high terrain. A few severe reports resulted from this activity.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EFU Reeves County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1135661. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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