Thunderstorm Wind, Walton
- When
- December 1, 5:40 AM CST
- Where
- Walton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 30.620, -86.150
Damaging Wind in Florida, December 1, 1996
Trees were downed just west of Villa Tasso. Other trees and power lines were reported down south of De Funiak Springs.
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
- $1,000
- 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 TAE wrote it up.
Trees were downed just west of Villa Tasso. Other trees and power lines were reported down south of De Funiak Springs.
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:38 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
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 1 to 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, December 1, 1996
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 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: 5571117.