Thunderstorm Wind in King County, Texas

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Guthrie measured severe wind gusts from 0112 CST through 0115 CST. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured at 0112 CST.

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the late evening hours of the 28th into the early morning hours of the 29th along a retreating dryline. A strong low level jet developed during this time period which fueled thunderstorm initiation and maintenance from the southern South Plains into the Rolling Plains. A few of these storms became severe as they moved over the region taking advantage of ample elevated instability. One storm produced a wet microburst near O'Donnell generating a wind gust of 93 mph. Additional thunderstorms produced severe wind gusts over the Rolling Plains.