Thunderstorm Wind, Donley
- When
- August 7, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, Hedley
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 34.870, -100.670
Damaging Wind in Texas, August 7, 1996
Thunderstorms across the central and southeast Texas panhandle produced hail and damaging winds as reported by sheriff's office and public. In northeast Amarillo thunderstorm winds damaged outbuildings and power lines.
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
- $20,000
- 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 AMA wrote it up.
Thunderstorms across the central and southeast Texas panhandle produced hail and damaging winds as reported by sheriff's office and public. In northeast Amarillo thunderstorm winds damaged outbuildings and power lines. In Hedley a barn roof was blown off and several power lines were down.
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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- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 7, 1996
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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: 5579645.