Thunderstorm Wind, Charlotte
- When
- December 7, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Charlotte County, 22 mi E of Punta Gorda
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 26.930, -81.700
Damaging Wind in Florida, December 7, 1996
The downburst damage path was approximately one tenth of a mile long and 300 feet wide.
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
- $20,000
- 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.
Downburst winds caused major roof damage to the metal roof and walls of a one story office building and minor damage to seven mobile homes along the north side of Florida Highway 74 and four miles east of Florida Highway 31.The downburst damage path was approximately one tenth of a mile long and 300 feet wide.
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 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
- Tornado in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Flooding in Oregon, December 7 to 10, 1996
- Flood in California, December 7 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 7, 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: 5580102.