Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- July 2, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Burkburnett
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -98.570
Damaging Wind in Texas, July 2, 1996
Severe thunderstorm winds damaged a chimney and a roof on one house and tore apart a carport. Numerous wooden fences and 2 brick fences were blown down and at least one storage building sustained roof damage.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500,000
- 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 damaged a chimney and a roof on one house and tore apart a carport. Numerous wooden fences and 2 brick fences were blown down and at least one storage building sustained roof damage. Numerous trees were uprooted and branches were downed. One semi truck was blown over on I-44 near Burkburnett.
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 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
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 2, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 2, 1996
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 2, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 2, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 2, 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: 5574824.