Thunderstorm Wind in Kent County, Texas
Thunderstorm Wind April 29, 2025 · Kent County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An NWS cooperative weather observer reported that a roof was blown off an abandoned home in Jayton. At the same time, a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Jayton measured a wind gust to 57 mph.
The wider storm
A cold front moved into the South Plains region on the afternoon of the 29th which fueled severe thunderstorm development along with flash flooding produced by heavy rainfall. A large upper level storm system was moving southeastward into western New Mexico with a weak short wave trough moving over West Texas. Lift from these features combined with the southward moving cold front to initiate thunderstorms across the central South Plains in the afternoon hours. A very unstable atmosphere south of the front produced very intense storms for areas across the Rolling Plains. One storm in King County generated hail as large as DVD-size. Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was also observed with these storms producing flash flooding in and around Post (Garza County) and Jayton (Kent County).
Began near Jayton (33.2500, -100.5800).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1244418. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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