Thunderstorm Wind, Prowers
- When
- June 22, 4:46 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, Lamar
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -102.620
Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 22, 1996
The storm ripped through Lamar, producing periods of heavy rain that reduced visibilities to near zero, 1/2 diameter hail, and damaging straight-line winds. Numerous 6 inch or larger diameter trees were uprooted, and numerous 6 inch or larger diameter limbs were broken off.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- 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 PUB wrote it up.
The storm ripped through Lamar, producing periods of heavy rain that reduced visibilities to near zero, 1/2 diameter hail, and damaging straight-line winds. Numerous 6 inch or larger diameter trees were uprooted, and numerous 6 inch or larger diameter limbs were broken off. Fences and signs were blown over, while 3 power poles and 2 transformers were lost. Many roofs were ripped off, including 60% of the roof of radio station KLMR. A number of funnel clouds were reportedly seen around the damaging downburst.Only Power Plant damage estimates were available.
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:44 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
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 22 to 23, 1996
- Heat in South Carolina, June 22, 1996
- Heat in Missouri, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 22, 1996
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, June 22, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, June 22 to 23, 1996
- Tornado in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 22, 1996
- Tornado in New York, June 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: 5552961.