Marfa Front

(a.k.a. Texas Dry Line)

Illustrated map showing the major weather elements of Tornado Alley.

--------- Marfa Front/Texas Dry Line

Progenitor of Atmospheric Mayhem

Graphic by Dan Craggs - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7843081

Wait for the animation below ↓  to load. It's worth the wait.

Animation of storms forming along the Texas Dry Line on May 3, 2021, courtesy of NOAA

The Marfa Front in all its glory. 

Storms forming along a Texas dry line on May 3, 2021. 

Animation courtesy of NOAA. https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/texas-dry-line-drives-storms

View the YouTube video. I didn't know dry lines existed until I moved to Texas in my 40s. I find them fascinating.