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Tropical Depression in the Gulf; Severe Thunderstorms Monday

Tropical Depression Two is expected to gradually strengthen and could bring tropical storm conditions to the Florida Panhandle beginning late Monday. Areas of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest Monday, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

 

High Winds sweep across West Texas
Nov 14 and 15, 2006

An intensifying storm system moved across the southern plains Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov 14 and 15th, 2006. This storm system brought thunderstorms to Oklahoma and Arkansas, with rain changing over to snow across Nebraska and Kansas. In West Texas, the storm system brought the wind. The system was accompanied by a strong cold front which swept south through the Panhandle and South Plains Tuesday night. The map below shows the distribution of the wind gusts across the region.

Map of Peak Wind Gusts

Map of peak wind gusts in mph as of 6 am Wednesday the 15th. The map was created from data collected by West Texas Mesonet Stations and official NWS observing sites. This data is preliminary.