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Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2024 · Howard County, Texas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported large tree limbs down as a result of thunderstorm winds.

The wider storm

A positively tilted shortwave trough lifting out of the Four Corners and a stalled cold front over the Permian Basin aided in afternoon thunderstorm development. Numerous thunderstorms formed along and north of the cold front and became an intense squall line with damaging winds.

Began near Forsan (32.1400, -101.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1176060. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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