Thunderstorm Wind — Baylor, Texas

2024-05-16 · near Bomarton, Baylor, Texas

Event narrative

Social media image showing minor tree damage. Time is radar estimated.

Wider weather episode

A weak split-stream upper air pattern was found across the area on the 15th. At the surface, a frontal boundary was positioned near the Oklahoma/Kansas border area, extending into the northern Texas Panhandle. The combination of mesoscale and synoptic forcing mechanisms promoted widely scattered thunderstorm development across western-north Texas by the early morning hours of the 16th. Both large hail and wind damage were observed with the strongest storms through daybreak.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1180245. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.