Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- August 16, 10:17 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Carlsbad
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -104.230
Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 16, 1996
Wet microburst winds broke tree limbs and power lines in some parts of Carlsbad. Power was out in some areas until nearly 5am MDT.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- 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
- $5,000
- 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 MAF wrote it up.
Wet microburst winds broke tree limbs and power lines in some parts of Carlsbad. Power was out in some areas until nearly 5am MDT.
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 191 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:19 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
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 16, 1996
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- Lightning Strike in New York, August 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, August 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 16, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, August 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 16, 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: 5576481.