Thunderstorm Wind in Refugio County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind April 22, 2015 · Refugio County, Texas

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$100K

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 conducted along with the Emergency Manager and County Sheriff concluded straight line winds caused damage in the tiny fishing village of Hopper's Landing. A pavilion was blown into the bay. Very large trees were blown down.

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 Austwell (28.3497, -96.8006).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 574215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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