Thunderstorm Wind — Montague, Texas

2025-05-19 · near Fruitland, Montague, Texas

Event narrative

Emergency management reported that a power line had blown down onto a house, just north of Lawhorn Lane and Hwy 287, north of the city of Sunset.

Wider weather episode

An eastward-surging dryline provided focus for yet another round of strong to severe thunderstorms as an upper level trough swept through the Plains on May 19. Montague County received the majority of the severe weather, as the triple point between the dryline, cold front, and warm front remained stationary near that location for several hours. Storms eventually expanded south, and spread east through the rest of the region late that afternoon and into the evening. Hail up to 4.5 inches was reported in the Saint Jo area in Montague County. In addition, 3 brief tornadoes occurred in counties along the Red River: 1 EF-Unknown, and 2 EF-0s.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264875. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.