Thunderstorm Wind in Hunt County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind January 2, 2017 · Hunt County, Texas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The bodies of a 26 year old man and his 5 year old son were found on Lake Tawakoni a day after being reported missing. According to reports, the pair were on the lake at the time the squall line blew through the area. Their boat was thought to have capsized, leading to the drowning of the father and son.

The wider storm

A shortwave trough and a Pacific Cold Front moved across the Southern Plains during the first days of 2017. Thunderstorms developed over West-Central Texas late New Year's Night and spread east across North and Central Texas during the early morning hours of January 2nd, producing scattered straight line wind damage along the way.

Began near Lake Tawakoni (32.8800, -96.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 672747. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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