High Wind, Oldham
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Texas, February 26, 1996
High winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range enraged several grass fires and blew the shigles off of several homes around Amarillo.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
High winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range enraged several grass fires and blew the shigles off of several homes around Amarillo.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Potter
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Carson
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carson forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gray
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gray forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wheeler
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Deaf Smith
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Randall
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Randall forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Armstrong
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -101.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Donley
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Donley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Collingsworth
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Collingsworth forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 26 to 28, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 26 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, February 26 to 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 26 to 28, 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: 5553336, 5553337, 5553338, 5553339, 5553340, 5553341, 5553342, 5553343, 5553344, 5553345.