Thunderstorm Wind — Erath, Texas

2025-03-08 · near Stephenville, Erath, Texas

Event narrative

Wind damage was reported at a residence northeast of Stephenville on CR 176. A horse trailer was rolled a couple hundred feet due to the wind and a metal shop suffered damage to its garage door and roof.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms formed near and behind a slow moving cold front as an upper trough worked its way through the Plains. Storms produced a combination of large hail and very intense damaging winds up to 85-90 mph. One person was killed in Ellis County when the RV he was in was blown over and rolled several times.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243755. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.