Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas
- When
- April 30, 6:20 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, Clearwater Beach
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 27.980, -82.830
Damaging Wind in Florida, April 30, 1996
Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate roof and lanai damage to five homes in the Clearwater Beach Estates. One cat was crushed to death by falling debris.
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
- $250,000
- 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 TBW wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate roof and lanai damage to five homes in the Clearwater Beach Estates. One cat was crushed to death by falling debris. A window of a vehicle in the Clearwater Beach Estates was shattered by wind blown debris.
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:33 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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- Winter Weather in West Virginia, April 30, 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: 5573824.