Thunderstorm Wind, Lynn
- When
- July 29, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lynn County, 6 mi WSW of New Home
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -102.020
Damaging Wind in Texas, July 29, 1997
Strong wind from a possible downburst in Lynn County destroyed a metal barn and cause minor damage to a house roof. The wind also knocked down four trees which damaged the windows and tops of a suburban and car.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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 LUB wrote it up.
Strong wind from a possible downburst in Lynn County destroyed a metal barn and cause minor damage to a house roof. The wind also knocked down four trees which damaged the windows and tops of a suburban and car.
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:02 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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Colorado, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 29, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 29, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 29, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 29, 1997
- Wildfire in New Jersey, July 29 to 30, 1997
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: 5607469.