Thunderstorm Wind in Loving County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind June 24, 2021 · Loving County, Texas

110 mph

Estimated gust (96 kt)

$480K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm moved across Loving County and produced wind damage. There were 30 power poles that were broken and blown down seven miles north of Mentone. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

The wider storm

An upper level ridge was centered over north central Texas. There was high moisture across West Texas. A surface trough had developed across the Guadalupe Mountains and mountains of West Texas. Fairly hot temperatures were in place across the area. These conditions resulted in a thunderstorm that developed in Loving County that produced wind damage.

Began near Mentone (31.7995, -103.6273).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 964538. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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