Thunderstorm Wind, Rock Island
- When
- May 10, 1:50 AM CST
- Where
- Rock Island County, Cordova
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -90.320
Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 10, 1996
Winds between 80 and 90 MPH crossed the Mississippi River from northern Scott County, Iowa and southern Clinton County, Iowa and struck the Cordova Nuclear Power Generating Facility. No damage was done to the plant or its operations; however, several small outbuildings sustained heavy damage, and a number of "tear away" tiles were blown off the main building of the facility.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Winds between 80 and 90 MPH crossed the Mississippi River from northern Scott County, Iowa and southern Clinton County, Iowa and struck the Cordova Nuclear Power Generating Facility. No damage was done to the plant or its operations; however, several small outbuildings sustained heavy damage, and a number of "tear away" tiles were blown off the main building of the facility.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:51 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
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- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 10 to 11, 1996
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- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 10, 1996
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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: 5557814.