Thunderstorm Wind in Motley County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 23, 2026 · Motley 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 Matador measured a severe wind gust to 59 mph.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms again developed late in the afternoon of the 23rd in two separate locations. Isolated thunderstorms initially developed across the western South Plains into the Permian Basin which produced large hail. Numerous outflow boundaries interacted with each other creating new convection and several landspout tornadoes. A second area of thunderstorms moved into the southern Texas Panhandle from eastern New Mexico. Both areas of thunderstorm activity merged into a single complex of thunderstorms producing severe wind gusts as it moved across the Rolling Plains through the late evening hours.

Began near Matador (33.9791, -100.8694).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1330525. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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