Thunderstorm Wind in Reeves County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind July 16, 2021 · Reeves County, Texas

90 mph

Estimated gust (78 kt)

$60K

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 Reeves County and produced wind damage near Pecos. It was likely a microburst with winds estimated to be 90 mph. The winds damaged three travel trailers. The time was estimated from radar. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

The wider storm

An upper ridge was centered over Arizona and New Mexico and an upper trough extended from the Great Lakes southwest towards Oklahoma. A surface trough extended from Southeast New Mexico south to the Davis Mountains and Marfa Plateau. Moisture was high across West Texas. These conditions resulted in a thunderstorm in Reeves County that produced wind damage.

Began near Pecos (31.3398, -103.5189).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 972101. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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