Thunderstorm Wind in Lavaca County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind January 8, 2024 · Lavaca County, Texas

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew a tree onto a power line on Alt US Hwy 77 near the railroad crossing in Yoakum.

The wider storm

Strong south to southeasterly low-level flow brought an unusually warm, moist airmass to South Central Texas ahead of a Pacific cold front. The front moved into an airmass with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s and dewpoints in the 60s. A few thunderstorms developed ahead of the front and some of these produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.

Began near Yoakum (29.3049, -97.1542).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159211. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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