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Thunderstorm Wind in Refugio County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2015 · Refugio County, Texas

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)
$5K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A picture was relayed via social media of a 2 feet diameter tree uprooted in Refugio.

The wider storm

A strong upper level disturbance moved out of northeast Mexico during the evening of the 23rd and into South Texas on the morning of the 24th. As the system reached northeast Mexico, a line of strong thunderstorms formed during the afternoon hours of the 23rd. The line of storms moved east across Laredo and then through the Brush Country during the evening hours. The storms produced flash flooding in Laredo. The line of thunderstorms intensified during the early morning hours of the 24th when it reached the Coastal Bend. The storms caused damage to trees and power lines across the Coastal Bend.

Began near Refugio (28.2860, -97.2795).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 581569. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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