Thunderstorm Wind — Fisher, Texas

2025-04-03 · near Rotan, Fisher, Texas

Event narrative

A mesonet station reported a wind gust of 71 mph 5 miles west of Rotan.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a stationary front and an upper level storm system to the west, resulted in a few rounds of severe thunderstorms on the afternoon and evening of April 3rd. Also, moderate to strong instability and strong vertical wind shear helped with the severity of the storms. The severe storms produced very large hail and damaging winds across the Big Country and Concho Valley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253463. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.