High Wind in Cochran, Texas

On the third, a large and intense mid to upper level system emerged from the Intermountain West. Despite considerable cloud cover, winds gradually increased through the afternoon, particularly across the western Texas Panhandle and western South Plains, where wind gusts of 55 to 70 mph were common. The intense wind lofted copious amounts of blowing dust, primarily originating from northern Mexico, Far West Texas, and southeastern New Mexico. This dust dropped the visibility to a few miles or lower late in the afternoon into the evening.

High wind gusts from the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet are listed below:

67 mph at Earth (Lamb County),

67 mph at Friona (Parmer County),

65 mph at Hart (Castro County),

64 mph at Muleshoe (Bailey County),

62 mph at Amherst (Lamb County),

61 mph at Dimmitt (Castro County),

60 mph at Tulia (Swisher County), and

58 mph at Morton (Cochran County).