Thunderstorm Wind in Briscoe County, Texas
Thunderstorm Wind April 23, 2025 · Briscoe County, Texas
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 Caprock Canyons State Park measured a wind gust of 60 mph.
The wider storm
Scattered thunderstorms developed again on the afternoon of the 23rd in the absence of meaningful large scale forcing for ascent. Moisture in the lowest levels of the atmosphere continued to increase through the day resulting in a very unstable atmosphere by mid-afternoon. Veering of relatively weak winds through the atmospheric column resulted in organization of thunderstorms which were able to produce very large hail and damaging wind gusts. Reported hail was as large as 3.50 inches in diameter near Dimmitt (Castro County). Additionally, wind gusts up to 79 mph were also reported by the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. The relatively slow storm motion and intense rain rates also resulted in pockets of very heavy rainfall that induced flash flooding.
Began near Caprock Canyons State Park (34.4100, -101.0700).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1242312. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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