Thunderstorm Wind — Motley, Texas

2024-08-15 · near Flomot, Motley, Texas

78 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Flomot measured severe wind gusts from 1743 CST through 1750 CST. A peak wind gust of 90 mph was measured at 1744 CST.

Wider weather episode

Another afternoon of isolated thunderstorms developed under very hot conditions and an approaching weak short wave trough. A cold front moved through the Texas Panhandle and stalled out from the western South Plains into the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle. Thunderstorms initially developed along this boundary but with very dry sub-cloud layers, these thunderstorms were efficient strong wind producers. Several storms generated severe wind gusts including a wet microburst near Flomot (Motley County) producing a wind gust of 90 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193468. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.