Thunderstorm Wind in Cottle County, Texas

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hackberry measured severe wind gusts from 1756 CST through 1757 CST. A peak wind gust of 64 mph was measured at 1756 CST.

A negatively tilted short wave trough moving across the southwestern US set the stage for a cool season severe weather event in the Rolling Plains and far southeastern Texas Panhandle. Thunderstorms developed initially in the eastern South Plains along an advancing dryline. Although temperatures were relatively cool, strong boundary layer moisture and steep mid level lapse rates led to ample instability for severe thunderstorm development. Thunderstorms produced several severe wind gusts across the eastern South Plains and Rolling Plains and a swath of severe hail in and around Childress (Childress County).