Thunderstorm Wind, Carson
- When
- March 29, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 12 mi W of Panhandle
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -101.600
Damaging Wind in Texas, March 29, 1996
A dry microburst day produced minor damage in northeast Canyon including blowing the windshield out of a deputy sheriff's car. Winds were clocked at 67 mph north of the Pantex facility using a Davis anemometer.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- 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 AMA wrote it up.
A dry microburst day produced minor damage in northeast Canyon including blowing the windshield out of a deputy sheriff's car. Winds were clocked at 67 mph north of the Pantex facility using a Davis anemometer.
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
- Ice Storm in Maryland, March 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 29, 1996
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 29, 1996
- Dust Storm in Arizona, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29 to 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29 to 30, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, March 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: 5553347.