High Wind, Jefferson
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Illinois, October 22, 1996
High winds in the wake of a passing cold front caused isolated damage in southern Illinois. The most notable damage occurred at a farmstead near West Frankfort, where a steel grain bin was blown over and a large section of barn roof blew off.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 PAH wrote it up.
High winds in the wake of a passing cold front caused isolated damage in southern Illinois. The most notable damage occurred at a farmstead near West Frankfort, where a steel grain bin was blown over and a large section of barn roof blew off.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Wayne
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Edwards
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wabash
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Perry
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Franklin
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hamilton
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, White
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Williamson
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Saline
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gallatin
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Union
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Johnson
- When
- October 22, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, October 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, October 22 to 23, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maine, October 22 to 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, October 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, October 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, October 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, October 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 22, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, October 22, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 22 to 23, 1996
- Flash Flood in New Hampshire, October 22, 1996
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, October 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5573553, 5573554, 5573555, 5573556, 5573557, 5573558, 5573559, 5573560, 5573561, 5573562, 5573563, 5573564, 5573565, 5573566.