South of an intensifying cyclone in the central Great Plains, very strong westerly winds overspread the entire South Plains region late this morning before tapering off at sunset.  The most intense wind gusts of 63 mph were measured near Sundown and Floydada.  Widespread blowing dust was common on and off of the Caprock; however, a true dust storm fortunately spared the region as the lowest visibilities at many locations remained at or above one mile for the duration of the event.
High wind gusts measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet and Automated Surface Observation System are listed below:
63 mph at Floydada (Floyd County), 63 mph at Sundown (Cochran County), 62 mph at Amherst (Lamb County), 62 mph at Dimmitt (Castro County), 60 mph at Hart (Castro County), 59 mph at Friona (Parmer County), 59 mph at Muleshoe (Bailey County), 58 mph at Morton (Cochran County), 58 mph at Abernathy (Hale County), and 58 mph at Lubbock International Airport (Lubbock County).
High sustained winds measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet are listed below:
50 mph at Aiken (Hale County), 43 mph at Tulia (Swisher County), 42 mph at Silverton (Briscoe County), 42 mph at Levelland (Hockley County), and 40 mph at Turkey (Hall County).

High Wind in PARMER, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 12:26:00 to 27-APR-14 12:26:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in HALL, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 10:05:00 to 27-APR-14 12:25:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in LAMB, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 13:38:00 to 27-APR-14 13:38:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in BRISCOE, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 11:55:00 to 27-APR-14 16:40:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 36.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in HALE, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 11:00:00 to 27-APR-14 18:38:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in BAILEY, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 15:30:00 to 27-APR-14 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 11:15:00 to 27-APR-14 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 36.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 15:10:00 to 27-APR-14 15:10:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

High Wind in FLOYD, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 15:28:00 to 27-APR-14 15:28:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in SWISHER, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 11:35:00 to 27-APR-14 13:55:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 37.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 12:15:00 to 27-APR-14 12:15:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 27-APR-14 12:25:00 to 27-APR-14 12:25:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet