Thunderstorm Wind — Bailey, Texas

2024-08-03 · near Muleshoe, Bailey, Texas

55 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Muleshoe measured severe wind gusts from 2143 CST through 2147 CST. A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured at 2143 CST.

Wider weather episode

Hot temperatures and a remnant mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) combined to create scattered thunderstorms over the western Texas Panhandle on the afternoon of the third. An MCV drifted southward out of western Kansas creating scattered thunderstorms which then moved southward into the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle during the evening. Dry sub-cloud air layer allowed these storms to create severe downburst winds near Friona (Parmer County) and Muleshoe (Bailey County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189907. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.