Thunderstorm Wind in Lamb County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind July 22, 2025 · Lamb County, Texas

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two severe thunderstorms impacted the area around Olton 26 minutes apart. A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Olton measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 2140 CST with the second storm.

The wider storm

A deeply mixed planetary boundary layer and a mid-level monsoon moisture plume streaming overhead contributed to scattered thunderstorm development late in the afternoon on the 22nd. A relatively dry lower level atmosphere allowed a few of these storms to become severe producing severe wind gusts.

Began near Olton (34.0932, -102.1300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1275348. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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