Thunderstorm Wind — Newton, Texas
2024-05-16 · near Belgrade, Newton, Texas
$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Numerous power outages occurred after trees and power lines were downed during a storm.
Wider weather episode
An upper trough parked over the region for near a week. Short waves kept traversing the base of the trough for the duration of the event causing several days of unsettled weather. Some days produced severe squall lines with numerous reports of damage.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1187425. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.