Thunderstorm Wind — Travis, Texas

2019-06-09 · near Richland, Travis, Texas

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts of 50 mph that knocked a 23 year old woman kayaker into Lake Pflugerville where she drowned. She was reported missing Sunday evening and her body was recovered Wednesday June 12.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along a cold front that moved through the region. These storms formed in an unstable airmass with high CAPE and steep mid-level lapse rates leading to large hail and widespread damaging wind gusts many of which were estimated to be over 70 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 836001. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.