Thunderstorm Wind — Garza, Texas

2025-05-24 · near Graham Chapel, Garza, Texas

Event narrative

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Graham measured a severe wind gust of 60 mph.

Wider weather episode

A very hot and unstable atmosphere across the Rolling Plains east of a dryline allowed scattered thunderstorms to develop. At the same time, a convectively reinforced cold front was moving southward through the southern Texas Panhandle. Upper level ridging and a strong cap kept thunderstorms from becoming widespread and did not develop until early in the evening. A well mixed boundary layer within the hot surface temperatures allowed these storms to produce several severe wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253646. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.