High Wind — Gray, Texas

2025-01-05 · Gray, Texas

Event narrative

The first severe wind gust occurred at 0755CST. Between 0758 CST and 0806 CST, there were consecutive severe wind gusts, including the peak 69 mph wind gust that occurred at 0805 CST. There were also five sporadic severe wind gusts that occurred from 0810CST

until the last one at 0840CST. These were all recorded at the mesonet site at 1 mile east of McLean.

Wider weather episode

During the early morning of January 5th, a winter system brough one half of an inch to one inch of snow to the western half of the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. A strong pressure gradient occurred on the backside of the low pressure system as it moved across the Panhandles. This resulted in gusty winds, with at least one severe wind gust being recorded in Gray County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225439. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.