Thunderstorm Wind in Ward County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2025 · Ward County, Texas

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$35K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A report was received from the public of a small camper trailer destroyed due to strong winds south of I-20 in Monahans. Additionally, a semi-trailer was flipped, and damage to a personal vehicle and home was also reported due to both hail and damaging winds. The time of occurrence was estimated by radar. The wind speed was estimated to be around 80 mph based on the damage, and the cost of property damage was also estimated.

The wider storm

A passing shortwave interacting with a dryline resulted in scattered thunderstorm development over the central and eastern Permian Basin and Trans-Pecos region of West Texas during the afternoon of May 24th. These thunderstorms produced damaging winds/microbursts and quarter size hail before they moved to the northeast of the area overnight.

Began near Monahans (31.5700, -102.8900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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