Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- August 11, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Denton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -97.150
Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
A marketing research company had its roof removed by strong winds. Heavy rain penetrated the building through the damaged roof and damaged or destroyed all the equipment inside including computer equipment and other electronic machines.
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
- $1.0 million
- 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 FWD wrote it up.
A marketing research company had its roof removed by strong winds. Heavy rain penetrated the building through the damaged roof and damaged or destroyed all the equipment inside including computer equipment and other electronic machines. Trees and power lines were also blown down by high winds.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:32 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
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- Flash Flood in Georgia, August 11 to 12, 1996
- Tornado in Oklahoma, August 11, 1996
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- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
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- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 11, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, August 11, 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: 5568669.