Texas, 1996

High Wind in Texas, January 17, 1996

January 17, 1996 · NWS EPZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High winds caused widespread minor damage including one roof partially ripped off and one power pole snapped.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 EPZ wrote it up.

High winds caused widespread minor damage including one roof partially ripped off and one power pole snapped.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Hudspeth

When
January 17, 9:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Hudspeth forecast zone
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)

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

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: 5537603.