Thunderstorm Wind, Randall
- When
- April 25, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, 3 mi SW of Amarillo
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -101.850
Damaging Wind in Texas, April 25, 1998
A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst over Amarillo near Georgia Street and just south of Interstate 40. Forty to fifty cars had windows blown out and a roof was lifted from a self storage building where a sign and two light poles were damaged.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- 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 AMA wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced a microburst over Amarillo near Georgia Street and just south of Interstate 40. Forty to fifty cars had windows blown out and a roof was lifted from a self storage building where a sign and two light poles were damaged.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:57 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
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- Dust Devil in West Virginia, April 25, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, April 25, 1998
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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: 5653963.