Thunderstorm Wind, Kaufman
- When
- March 2, 8:20 AM CST
- Where
- Kaufman County, Mabank
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -96.100
Damaging Wind in Texas, March 2, 1997
The severe windstorm produced widespread damage across the extreme southeastern corner of Kaufman County. In Mabank, many homes and businesses received minor damage, and trees, power lines and signs were blown down.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- 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 FWD wrote it up.
The severe windstorm produced widespread damage across the extreme southeastern corner of Kaufman County. In Mabank, many homes and businesses received minor damage, and trees, power lines and signs were blown down. Twenty-five power poles were also blown down. In all, an estimated 8 mobile homes were destroyed, 20 homes had major damage and 220 other homes received minor damage and 1 person was injured.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:18 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
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 2, 1997
- Flood in West Virginia, March 2 to 7, 1997
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 2 to 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, March 2 to 4, 1997
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 2 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, March 2, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, March 2 to 6, 1997
- Flood in West Virginia, March 2 to 3, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, March 2 to 15, 1997
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 2 to 31, 1997
- Flooding in Ohio, March 2 to 11, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, March 2 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, March 1997
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: 5597262.