Thunderstorm Wind in Cass County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind April 2, 2025 · Cass County, Texas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees downed and debris covering roads in the Kildare community.

The wider storm

A warm and unstable air mass was in place across the Ark-La-Tex region on April 2nd ahead of an approaching cold front. With MLCAPE values near 2000 J/kg, along with strong effective bulk shear and steep mid-level lapse rates, isolated strong to severe thunderstorms rapidly developed and intensified along the front as it moved along the Interstate 30 corridor of Northeast Texas during the afternoon and evening hours. Multiple hazards were reported with these storms, which included two separate reports of large hail and damaging wind gusts in the community of Kildare in Southeast Cass County.

Began near Kildare (32.9400, -94.2500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1255385. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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