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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 uprooted some trees southeast of Ledbetter.

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 Ledbetter (30.1200, -96.7500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1182498. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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