Thunderstorm Wind, Chilton
- When
- September 16, 4:10 PM CST to 4:14 PM CST
- Where
- Chilton County, Maplesville to 1 mi ENE of Maplesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -86.880
Damaging Wind in Alabama, September 16, 1996
Several trees were downed by the wind from about 1 miles north of Maplesville along Highway 139 to about 3 miles east-northeast of Maplesville along Highway 22.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- 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 BMX wrote it up.
Several trees were downed by the wind from about 1 miles north of Maplesville along Highway 139 to about 3 miles east-northeast of Maplesville along Highway 22.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:10 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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- Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, September 16, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, September 16, 1996
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 16, 1996
More
Every storm in Alabama in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, September 1996
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: 5564106.