Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- August 11, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 6 mi N of Knox City
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -99.800
Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1996
Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a gazebo, uprooted or split several trees, and blew a covered deck over onto its side. Also, a mailbox was blown over and 12 pieces of sheet metal were blown off a barn.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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 OUN wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a gazebo, uprooted or split several trees, and blew a covered deck over onto its side. Also, a mailbox was blown over and 12 pieces of sheet metal were blown off a barn.
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
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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: 5569600.