Thunderstorm Wind, Dickens
- When
- July 26, 4:20 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens County, Afton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -100.800
Damaging Wind in Texas, July 26, 1996
On the afternoon of the 26th, hail was reported near Tampico, Turkey, and north of Matador. The hail damaged crops near Turkey.
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
- $1,000
- 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 LUB wrote it up.
On the afternoon of the 26th, hail was reported near Tampico, Turkey, and north of Matador. The hail damaged crops near Turkey. Strong winds damaged a hangar north of Roaring Springs, and uprooted trees near Afton.
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 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
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- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 26, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 26, 1996
- Hail in Utah, July 26, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, July 26, 1996
- Hail in Texas, July 26, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 26, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, July 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kansas, July 26, 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: 5580891.