Thunderstorm Wind in Yoakum County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind September 23, 2025 · Yoakum 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

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Plains measured a severe wind gust of 59 mph.

The wider storm

A short wave trough moving southeastward across the Central Plains combined with low level upslope flow into New Mexico creating scattered thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 23rd. These storms marched across central and eastern New Mexico through the late afternoon and evening hours crossing into West Texas late in the evening. This cluster of thunderstorms produced a severe wind gust near Plains (Yoakum County).

Began near Plains (33.2234, -102.8300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1286091. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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