Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- July 29, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Galva
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -90.050
Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 29, 1996
One home was struck by a tree and sustained $5,000 in damage to the roof and one wall. A 100 foot grain bin was damaged and several hog sheds were blown away.
Where it happened
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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 DVN wrote it up.
One home was struck by a tree and sustained $5,000 in damage to the roof and one wall. A 100 foot grain bin was damaged and several hog sheds were blown away. Thunderstorm winds also downed many trees across the southwest side of Galva and one large tree fell on a parked truck.
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
- Flash Flood in Idaho, July 29, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 29, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 29, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 29, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 29, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 29, 1996
- Hail in Iowa, July 29, 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: 5559446.