Thunderstorm Wind in Dawson County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2025 · Dawson 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

Lamesa FD/PD reported downed power lines and utility lines. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar and measurements from a nearby Mesonet station. The wind speed was estimated by the extent of the damage reported and nearby Mesonet observations, and the cost of the damage is 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 Lamesa (32.7100, -101.9300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257539. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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