Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- December 3, 5:12 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Nederland
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 29.980, -93.980
Damaging Wind in Texas, December 3, 1997
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several utility poles and wires in Nederland. At 5:00 am, an 18 wheeler was blown off I-10 five miles west of Beaumont.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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 LCH wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several utility poles and wires in Nederland. At 5:00 am, an 18 wheeler was blown off I-10 five miles west of Beaumont. The driver received minor injuries.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:10 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.
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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: 5625521.