Thunderstorm Wind — Cochran, Texas

2024-06-10 · near Morton, Cochran, Texas

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Morton measured a wind gust to 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms tracked across the South Plains on the evening of the tenth. Storms formed within the vicinity of a remnant mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) from convection from the previous day. A couple of thunderstorms became severe producing both severe wind gusts near Morton (Cochran County) and large hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter in Brownfield (Terry County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1174452. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.