Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- July 10, 3:20 PM PST to 3:30 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Henderson
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -114.980
Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 10, 1996
Microburst winds, estimated at over 60 mph, swept through the vicinity of Black Mountain Golf Course downing many mature trees and several power poles. At least two homes lost parts of their roofs and numerous homes lost shingles or roof tiles.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $75,000
- 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 VEF wrote it up.
Microburst winds, estimated at over 60 mph, swept through the vicinity of Black Mountain Golf Course downing many mature trees and several power poles. At least two homes lost parts of their roofs and numerous homes lost shingles or roof tiles. Also, three new homes being framed were knocked down along with several fences and signs.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Hurricane in Florida, July 10 to 13, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 10, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 10, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, July 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 10, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 10, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 10, 1996
- Hurricane in Florida, July 10 to 13, 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: 5557935.