High Wind — Dallam, Texas

2025-04-17 · Dallam, Texas

Event narrative

The Texline mesonet measured sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph while gusts mainly were up of 57 mph. There were a few gusts that reached 58mph and 59mph.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system developed across southern Colorado and resulted in a tight pressure gradient across the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. This brought sustained southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 70mph to the Panhandles.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.