Thunderstorm Wind — Hansford, Texas

2024-08-25 · near Spearman, Hansford, Texas

Event narrative

Four power poles were snapped by thunderstorms, likely a microburst, along Farm to Market Road 51 near the Adobe Walls Gin. These were all laying towards the road.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Panhandles during the afternoon and evening hours in relation to a surface boundary in the area. The combination of daytime heating, where afternoon highs were exceeding 100 degrees, sufficient wind shear and plenty of dry air supportive of microbursts, resulted in severe wind gusts across the region. Several microbursts occurred that resulted in winds of 60 to 80mph estimated have occurred. Because of this, wind damage occurred across portions of the central and northern Texas Panhandle.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.0800, -101.2500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212469. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.