Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa
- When
- April 14, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Okaloosa County, Baker
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -86.700
Damaging Wind in Florida, April 14, 1996
Several trees were blown down at a residence near Baker. Wind also got up under a tin roof and blew it from a house.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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 MOB wrote it up.
Several trees were blown down at a residence near Baker. Wind also got up under a tin roof and blew it from a house. A pump house was also damaged.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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 Wind in Alabama, April 14, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, April 14 to 15, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, April 14, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 14, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 14, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, April 14, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 14, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 14, 1996
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: 5543613.