Thunderstorm Wind — Terrell, Texas

2016-07-26 · near Dryden, Terrell, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved across Terrell County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at Dryden.

Wider weather episode

There was a subtropical ridge centered both over the Great Basin and the southeast U.S. coast. Intense surface heating was present across West Texas under a weak upper high pressure system. Outflow boundaries from storms the night before were present across the area and helped to serve as a focus for thunderstorms. The storms that developed produced strong wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 650404. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.