High Wind in Big Bend Area, Texas

High Wind June 19, 2011 · Big Bend Area, Texas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A COOP Observer reported a downburst moved through Lajitas sometime between 1800-1830 CST. The wind damaged the roofs of some structures, although the type of these roofs was not available in the report.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms developed over the Davis Mountains and Marfa Plateau, and then moved into the Rio Grande River Valley during the early evening hours. These thunderstorms developed due to intense heating along a narrow instability axis. A dry microburst resulted in some minor damage in Lajitas, TX.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 326485. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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