High Wind — Lipscomb, Texas

2024-06-09 · Lipscomb, Texas

Event narrative

The mesonet 8 miles west of Lipscomb reported downburst wind

of 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

On the previous day, the 8th, severe thunderstorms had ravaged the combined OK/TX Panhandles. These storms were dying going into the early AM hours of the 9th. One of the showers still going over the eastern TX Panhandle did create a heat burst over the Lipscomb mesonet where this station measured a wind gust of 58 mph and saw a temperature spike with a drop in dewpoint.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1195439. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.