High Wind — Central Brewster County, Texas

2025-04-19 · Central Brewster County, Texas

Event narrative

At the Union Pacific Railroad observation station, UR285 4.4E Marathon, a maximum wind gust of 69 MPH was observed.

Wider weather episode

A combination of an approaching trough, a belt of intense southwesterly winds, and a later quickly advancing front resulted in sporadic high winds across portions of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243447. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.