Florida, 1996

High Wind in Florida, March 19, 1996

March 19, 1996 · NWS MLB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong winds blew down power lines and three poles in Merritt Island.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 MLB wrote it up.

Strong winds blew down power lines and three poles in Merritt Island.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Brevard

When
March 19, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Brevard forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$10,000

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5547891.