High Wind — Eastern Culberson County, Texas

2025-03-18 · Eastern Culberson County, Texas

Event narrative

A maximum wind gust of 59 MPH was observed at the West Texas Mesonet site, 20WSW Orla.

Wider weather episode

An intense trough digging into the Four Corners region with rapid cyclogenesis over eastern Colorado produced high winds and blowing dust across much of the southern Great Plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243394. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.