High Wind — Wilbarger, Texas

2025-05-25 · Wilbarger, Texas

Event narrative

Odell (ODEL) Mesonet observation. Intermittent severe (>50-knot) wind gusts during the event time, with the peak gust of 56 knots at 0104 LST. A wake low was likely responsible for this event.

Wider weather episode

A progressive and high-intensity wake low and heat burst event evolved from portions of western-north Texas into central Oklahoma during the late evening of the 24th into the 25th. This event, tied to decaying severe convection from across central Texas, featured strong and occasionally damaging wind gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261724. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.