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Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2024 · Fayette 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 knocked down some trees and large tree limbs in Warda.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary that moved into a warm, moist airmass over South-Central Texas. Some of these storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.

Began near Warda (30.0600, -96.9100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1182493. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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