Thunderstorm Wind — Crane, Texas

2014-05-07 · near Crane, Crane, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved over Crane and produced wind damage. Utility poles were snapped inside the city limits of Crane along Highway 385. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough was approaching the region with upper lift increasing ahead of the trough. A lee surface trough was present across West Texas and eastern New Mexico with a dryline across the Permian Basin. There was good instability and moisture for areas along and east of the dryline.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 509405. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.