Thunderstorm Wind — Wheeler, Texas

2025-07-07 · near Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas

Event narrative

A power pole was blown down and multiple large tree branches were snapped across the town.

Wider weather episode

During the overnight to early morning hours of July 7th, a small upper level system helped produce a cluster of strong to severe storms straddling the Texas-Oklahoma state line. A power pole and several large tree branches were snapped in Wheeler, TX as a result, with another severe gust occurring further south in Clarendon. While this was ongoing, another line of storms entered the Oklahoma Panhandle from Kansas, generating a 64 mph wind gust in Hooker, OK.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.