Thunderstorm Wind — Refugio, Texas

2015-04-22 · near Austwell, Refugio, Texas

$100K

Property damage

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 574215. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.