Thunderstorm Wind, Winkler
- When
- June 19, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Winkler County, Kermit
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -103.080
Microburst winds knocked down fences and blew a tree down in a city park.
Damaging Winds in Texas, June 19, 1997
Thunderstorms fired in a relatively dry air mass near the Pecos Valley. Surface temperatures in were near 104 degrees with dew points in the lower 50s.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 MAF wrote it up.
Thunderstorms fired in a relatively dry air mass near the Pecos Valley. Surface temperatures in were near 104 degrees with dew points in the lower 50s. Microburst winds were generated by the storms--some causing damage.
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ector
- When
- June 19, 5:54 PM CST
- Where
- Ector County, 6 mi W of Odessa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -102.470
60 mph wind reported by public.
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
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- Hail in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
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- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 19 to 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 19, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 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: 5611610, 5611611.