Strong Cold Front Barrels Through...

The wind really howled last night as a cold front entered the area around midnight causing a few power lines to snap, alarms to go off, and difficulty driving conditions. The winds got as high as tropical force winds, reaching upwards into the 60s mph. Here are a few peak windspeeds around the Tx Panhandle (via NWS):

LOCATION SPEED /MPH/
SAMNORWOOD TX 70.03 E
BUSHLAND TX 68.05
NW AMARILLO TX 66.0
HARDESTY OK 65.0
CLAUDE TX 62.017
SSE CLAUDE TX 62.04
W ALANREED TX 62.06
ENE AMARILLO TX 61.02
W GUYMON OK 61.0
VEGA TX 60.05
ENE HEREFORD TX 60.03
SW DALHART TX 60.017
NNW AMARILLO TX 58.08
NW MIAMI TX 58.0