Thunderstorm Wind — Hunt, Texas

2017-01-02 · near Lake Tawakoni, Hunt, Texas

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 672747. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.