High Wind — Moore, Texas

2025-04-17 · Moore, Texas

Event narrative

During this 30 minute span, numerous wind gusts in excess of 58 mph occurred at the mesonet located three miles east of Dumas. A wind gust of 65 mph was the peak at 1301 CST.

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 1254059. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.