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Thunderstorm WindPotter, Texas

May 28, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10.0M
Magnitude
55 EG
Area
Potter

Event narrative (NOAA)

Thunderstorms formed along a dryline stretching east-northeastward across Randall and Potter Counties during the afternoon hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms would take a northeast track which allowed them to move over the dryline. This caused the thunderstorms to produce isolated downbursts across the city. While a thunderstorm was over the intersection of 6th Ave and Osage Road a roof was blown off a metal building due to a downburst. The Amarillo (Potter and Randall County) Emergency Manager reported this damage. The thunderstorm decayed quickly after moving to the dry side of the dryline due to ingesting much drier air into the updrafts. No injuries were associated with this gust.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Thunderstorm Wind — Potter, Texas, May 28, 2013 | DisasterAtlasUSA