Thunderstorm Wind — Freestone, Texas

2025-06-01 · near Simsboro, Freestone, Texas

Event narrative

Teague Volunteer FD reported that trees were blown down and had blocked FM 80, US 84, FM 1325, and CR 867N.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of June 1st, an outflow boundary from morning thunderstorms, combined with a strong shortwave trough moving south from the Southern Plains into North Texas, created a focus for thunderstorm development. These storms began near the I-20 corridor and moved south throughout the afternoon, eventually dissipating over Central Texas by evening. The most significant severe weather event associated with this system was large hail, up to 3, in Parker and Tarrant counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266367. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.