Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 3, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Groves
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -93.920
Damaging Wind in Texas, August 3, 1999
A microburst cut a 2 mile long path of damage through Groves. The worst damage occurred to a church, which lost part of the roof and one wall.
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
- $100,000
- 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.
A microburst cut a 2 mile long path of damage through Groves. The worst damage occurred to a church, which lost part of the roof and one wall. Other homes in the area received minor damage, such as lost shingles.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 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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- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 3, 1999
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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: 5714095.