High Wind — Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Texas
2025-05-05 · Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Texas
51 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The TWDB Mesonet station TWB49 measured a 59 mph wind gust 11.2 miles northeast of Van Horn.
Wider weather episode
Similar to May 4th, a large upper-level low pressure over the western United States and a leading shortwave trough produced scattered severe thunderstorms over the higher terrain of west Texas and southeast New Mexico, as well as in the Permian Basin. Thunderstorms continued to develop into the night and moved east of our area after midnight. Meanwhile, a strong Pacific front resulted in strong non-thunderstorm winds in the Davis and Guadalupe Mountains that night.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254779. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.