Thunderstorm Wind — Eastland, Texas

2025-09-21 · near Desdemona, Eastland, Texas

Event narrative

Photos were received of multiple trees snapped and branches down just east of Desdemona.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (32.2700, -98.5400)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295502. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.