Thunderstorm Wind — Childress, Texas

2024-05-30 · near (cds)childress Arpt, Childress, Texas

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Childress measured severe wind gusts from 0741 CST through 0746 CST. A peak wind gust of 81 mph was measured at 0744 CST. Additionally, the Automated Surface Observing System at Childress Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 63 mph at 0745 CST. The severe winds caused the partial collapse of a greenhouse and the partial loss of a roof to a motel.

Wider weather episode

Multiple mesoscale convective systems affected portions of the extreme southern Texas Panhandle during the morning hours of the 30th. The first MCS primarily affected Briscoe County where severe winds were measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Silverton. In the wake of this initial storm complex, light rain showers caused a high wind gust near Friona (Parmer County) of 66 mph. Following quickly on the heels of this activity, a line of thunderstorms plunged southeastward across the southeast Texas Panhandle and into the northern and central Rolling Plains after daybreak on the 30th. This second round of thunderstorms affected the Childress (Childress County) area after daybreak with strong winds and hail as large as half dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1171589. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.