A tornado or straight line winds?

STORM CLEANUP PROGRESS Work continued Saturday afternoon May 3, 2025, to repair the electric infrastructure on Hwy 222 east of Munday after the previous week’s severe storms and straight line winds. | DON THOMPSON PHOTO
STORM CLEANUP PROGRESS Work continued Saturday afternoon May 3, 2025, to repair the electric infrastructure on Hwy 222 east of Munday after the previous week’s severe storms and straight line winds. | DON THOMPSON PHOTO

STAFF REPORTS

Meteorologist Rick Smith from the National Weather Service in Norman, OK visited Munday on May 2, 2025 to assess damage caused by an intense severe storm that struck the community on April 29, 2025.

Based on this assessment, and an evaluation of all the available evidence, he determined that the damage was caused by straight line winds which were likely in the 100 to 105 mph range with…