Thunderstorm Wind in Nueces County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind April 22, 2015 · Nueces County, Texas

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS storm survey indicated straight-line winds caused damage along Farm to Market Road 665 around the intersection with Farm to Market Road 43. Wind speeds were estimated to be around 70 mph. Forty five power poles along with power lines were blown down. One home had part of its roof blown off by the winds.

The wider storm

Several supercells developed and tracked east-southeast along a nearly stationary front stretching from the Hill Country to South Texas into the central Gulf of Mexico. These storms contained very large hail, up to tennis ball size near Austwell, and very strong winds greater than 60 mph. Wind damage and flash flooding occurred with these severe thunderstorms also.

Began near Petronila (27.6900, -97.5900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 573939. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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