Thunderstorm Wind — Montague, Texas

2025-09-21 · near Spanish Ft, Montague, Texas

Event narrative

A social media photo and video showed a large tree uprooted near Spanish Fort, approximately 2 feet in diameter.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of September 21, North Texas experienced explosive thunderstorm development due to a shortwave trough and a meandering front interacting with a warm, unstable environment. These storms persisted through the evening and dissipated overnight into the morning of September 22. Multiple storms produced reports of large hail and damaging winds, with some isolated instances of flash flooding also occurring.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295501. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.