Thunderstorm Wind in Hockley County, Texas
Thunderstorm Wind June 26, 2026 · Hockley County, Texas
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 Anton measured a wind gust of 61 mph.
The wider storm
A weak short wave trough tracked across the higher terrain along the New Mexico/Colorado border during the evening of the 26th. Large scale ascent from this short wave along with low level convergence in a surface pressure trough in eastern New Mexico initiated thunderstorms during the evening hours across eastern New Mexico. This initial thunderstorm activity generated a strong outflow boundary which then moved into the South Plains of West Texas. A very dry lower atmosphere allowed these storms to produce widespread severe wind gusts as they tracked eastward across the South Plains and extreme southern Texas Panhandle through the early morning hours of the 27th.
Began near Anton (33.7398, -102.2100).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341753. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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