Damaging Wind in Texas, August 21, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Texas, August 21, 2000
Start: 2000-08-21T16:55
End: 2000-08-21T16:55
Location: Texas

August 21, 2000 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $120,000
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.

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:52 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: August 21, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County, 5 mi E of Nacogdoches
Measured: 76 kt (87 mph)
Property damage: $120,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 31.600, -94.583

Numerous trees, limbs and branches down. One large pine tree fell across a new vehicle, a pickup truck and a home. The storm entered the county from the east, crossed Hwy 7 and moved through the city striking the Stephen F. Austin University were the wind speeds were measured by the campus anemometer. A chicken house was reported wrapped around a power pole and several other chicken houses were destroyed.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5155982.