Thunderstorm Wind in Crane County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind April 6, 2012 · Crane County, Texas

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm moved over Crane County and produced a wind gust of 65 mph four miles west of Crane.

The wider storm

A surface trough of low pressure developed across far West Texas and southeast New Mexico ahead of an upper level trough across the western U.S. Plentiful moisture was present to the east of a dryline across West Texas. This moisture and lift along and ahead of the dryline provided an environment conducive for severe thunderstorms.

Began near Crane (31.4000, -102.4178).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 367370. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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