Thunderstorm Wind, Charlotte
- When
- July 15, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Charlotte County, 11 mi SW of Port Charlotte
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 26.850, -82.230
Damaging Wind in Florida, July 15, 1996
Two large pool lanai's were severely damaged by thunderstorm winds in the Rotunda West subdivision.
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
- 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.
Two large pool lanai's were severely damaged by thunderstorm winds in the Rotunda West subdivision.
The radar
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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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- Flash Flood in Nevada, July 15, 1996
- Tornado in New York, July 15, 1996
- Tornado in New York, July 15, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 15, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 15, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 15, 1996
- Strong Wind in New York, July 15, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5571047.