Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe
- When
- July 10, 6:00 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe County, Anton Chico
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -105.130
Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 10, 1996
A severe thunderstorm produced 30 minutes of large hail and high winds estimated at 70-80 mph. A survey showed 52 structures with damage, ranging from broken windows to missing roofs and collapsed walls.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- 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 ABQ wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced 30 minutes of large hail and high winds estimated at 70-80 mph. A survey showed 52 structures with damage, ranging from broken windows to missing roofs and collapsed walls. Many of the structures were older adobe construction located in the historic plaza of Anton Chico. Heavy rain of 2 inches in a hour also caused considerable water damage following the wind damage. No injuries were reported.
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 Nevada, 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
Every storm in New Mexico in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, July 1996
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: 5568147.