Thunderstorm Wind, Lamb
- When
- June 11, 9:28 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County, 2 mi N of Springlake
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -102.300
Damaging Wind in Texas, June 11, 1996
Up to baseball-size hail was reported at several locations east of Plainview. The hail damaged cotton and corn crops.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Up to baseball-size hail was reported at several locations east of Plainview. The hail damaged cotton and corn crops. Large hail was also reported at several locations in Swisher County andd northeast Lubbock County. High winds blew down a tree and blew away a small barn near Springlake in Lamb County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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 Kansas, June 11, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 11, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 11, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 11, 1996
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, June 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Alabama, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 11, 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: 5579795.