Thunderstorm Wind — Swisher, Texas

2024-08-16 · near Happy, Swisher, Texas

56 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Happy measured severe wind gusts from 1737 CST through 1739 CST. A peak wind gust of 65 mph was measured at 1737 CST.

Wider weather episode

A third consecutive afternoon of isolated thunderstorms developed across the region. Very hot temperatures allowed storms to initially develop in the central and southern Texas Panhandle and slowly move southeastward. A dry sub-cloud layer allowed these storms to produce strong wind gusts as the surface. Some of these isolated storms became severe with several Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet sites recording severe wind gusts. A wake low developed within the stratiform region of departing thunderstorms and generated a severe wind gust of 59 mph near Friona (Parmer County) measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193951. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.