Thunderstorm Wind, Hardee
- When
- September 7, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Hardee County, 7 mi N of Wauchula
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 27.650, -81.820
Damaging Wind in Florida, September 7, 1996
S. Highway 17.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $2,000
- 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 downed three to four large trees throughout the city of Bowling Green along U.S. Highway 17. A few power lines were downed by wind snapped branches which caused short lived power outages at 30 to 40 residences of southeast Bowling Green.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- High Wind in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Flood in District of Columbia, September 7 to 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 7, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Ohio, September 7 to 30, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, September 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 7, 1996
More
Every storm in Florida in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 1996
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: 5571909.