Thunderstorm Wind, Sacramento
- When
- December 22, 11:30 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sacramento County, Lambert
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.330, -121.800
Damaging Wind in California, December 22, 1996
Downburst winds damaged the roof of a house, heavily damaged a barn, and destroyed a mobile home in this small town in southern Sacramento county. 6000 homes and businesses lost power in the city of Elk Grove, where some light fixtures for an athletic stadium collapsed in the wind.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.
Downburst winds damaged the roof of a house, heavily damaged a barn, and destroyed a mobile home in this small town in southern Sacramento county. 6000 homes and businesses lost power in the city of Elk Grove, where some light fixtures for an athletic stadium collapsed in the wind.
The radar
The Sacramento radar (KDAX), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Nevada, December 22, 1996
- Blizzard in California, December 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 22 to 23, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, December 22, 1996
- Blizzard in California, December 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 22 to 23, 1996
- Flood in California, December 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 22, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 22 to 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in California, December 22, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5578675.