Thunderstorm Wind — Culberson, Texas

2015-08-16 · near Van Horn, Culberson, Texas

Event narrative

A storm moved across Culberson County and produced a 60 mph wind gust north of Van Horn as measured by the local ASOS site.

Wider weather episode

There was an upper ridge over the western U.S. There were upslope winds and instability across the higher terrain of West Texas. These conditions resulted in storms developing across this area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 592336. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.