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Strong WindHarris, Texas

January 17, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$40K
Magnitude
40 EG
Area
Harris

Event narrative (NOAA)

Wind collapsed the side of an oil storage tank in Deer Park. As a result, a scaffolding within the interior of this tank holding two men toppled killing one of these men.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Strong Wind — Harris, Texas, January 17, 2006 | DisasterAtlasUSA