Thunderstorm Wind — Uvalde, Texas

2025-05-01 · near Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that broke a large Hackberry tree in half in Sabinal.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary over the northern Texas Hill Country in a warm, moist airmass. Strong instability, vertical wind shear, and steep mid-level lapse rates led to supercells that produced three tornadoes and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1263788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.