Thunderstorm Wind, Denton
- When
- June 1, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Denton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.220, -97.150
Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 1996
Overnight convection in southern Oklahoma organized into a squall line and moved south of the Red River by mid-morning on the 1st. Several embedded damaging wind storms, or bow-echoes, moved through the central portion of northern and central Texas causing widespread damage and wind gusts measured to 112 mph.
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
- 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 FWD wrote it up.
Overnight convection in southern Oklahoma organized into a squall line and moved south of the Red River by mid-morning on the 1st. Several embedded damaging wind storms, or bow-echoes, moved through the central portion of northern and central Texas causing widespread damage and wind gusts measured to 112 mph.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:45 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
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1996
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1996
- 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
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 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: 5558845.