Texas, 2017Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017 · NWS LUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
High based thunderstorms developed out ahead of a fast moving and strong cold front during the evening of the 21st. One of these thunderstorms produced a severe wind gust to 62 mph at a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site 8 miles west-southwest of Sundown.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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High based thunderstorms developed out ahead of a fast moving and strong cold front during the evening of the 21st. One of these thunderstorms produced a severe wind gust to 62 mph at a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site 8 miles west-southwest of Sundown.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cochran
- When
- October 21, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cochran County, 14.52 mi S of Whiteface
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.390, -102.610
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a wind gust to 62 mph.
Hail, Yoakum
- When
- October 21, 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Yoakum County, Denver City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 32.970, -102.850
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 21 to 22, 20171 injured · $219,000 · EF1 · 48 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 21 to 31, 201770 kt wind · 37 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 21 to 22, 2017$32,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Flooding and High Wind in Oregon, October 21 to 22, 2017$35,000 · 68 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 21, 2017$20,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 21 to 22, 2017$12,000 · 56 kt wind · 17 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 21 to 22, 201755 kt wind · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 21, 2017$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, October 21, 20171.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 21, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Flooding and High Wind in Washington, October 21 to 22, 201770 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 21 to 22, 201780 kt wind · 4 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 719491, 719490.