Thunderstorm Wind — Culberson, Texas

2018-07-31 · near Pine Spgs, Culberson, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 63 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough was to the east of the region and a ridge began building into the southwestern U.S. A cold front from the night before provided the lift needed for a few storms to develop over southeast New Mexico and far west Texas.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.8800, -104.8000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763892. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.