Thunderstorm Wind — Val Verde, Texas

2024-05-28 · near (dlf)laughlin Afb De, Val Verde, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 55 kts by the ASOS at Laughlin AFB.

Wider weather episode

Two areas of severe thunderstorms developed on the afternoon/evening of the 28th. The northern area was generated along a frontal boundary in west Texas and moved into the northern part of South-Central Texas. The southern cluster formed over the mountains of northern Mexico and moved across the Rio Grande into our western counties. Some of these storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182807. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.