Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman
- When
- June 1, 11:43 AM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Kemp
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -96.230
Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 1996
Trees and power lines were blown down by winds estimated at 90 mph. A mobile home was damaged and a car was overturned.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $8,000
- 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.
Trees and power lines were blown down by winds estimated at 90 mph. A mobile home was damaged and a car was overturned.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:45 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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- Dust Devil in Nevada, June 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 1, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, June 1, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, June 1 to 5, 1996
- Flood in Kentucky, June 1 to 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 1996
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 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: 5559016.