Damaging Wind in Texas, July 23, 1996

Name: Damaging Wind in Texas, July 23, 1996
Start: 1996-07-23T17:30
End: 1996-07-23T17:30
Location: Texas

July 23, 1996 · NWS FWD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong winds blew down walls of a building under construction.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
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 FWD wrote it up.

Strong winds blew down walls of a building under construction.

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 188 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: July 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Elkhart
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.620, -95.580

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

Every storm in Texas in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, July 1996

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: 5557881.