Thunderstorm Wind in Crosby County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind November 8, 2024 · Crosby County, Texas

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Ralls measured a severe wind gust of 61 mph.

The wider storm

An upper level cut off low pressure system slowly moving eastward across Arizona and New Mexico spurred widespread showers and thunderstorms on the evening of the seventh into the early morning hours of the eighth. Warm air advection ahead of the low brought elevated instability in excess of 1000 J/kg. A line of thunderstorms became severe as it moved across Crosby County generating a severe wind gust near Ralls.

Began near Ralls (33.6698, -101.3677).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1216208. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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