High Wind in Big Bend Area, Texas

High Wind February 24, 2007 · Big Bend Area, Texas

46 mph

Measured sustained (40 kt)

The wider storm

A strong upper level storm system passed over northern New Mexico and the panhandle of Texas into Oklahoma. This substantially tightened the pressure gradients over west Texas and southeastern New Mexico, resulting in strong to severe straight line winds across much of the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 14013. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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