Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- September 6, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, 2 mi W of Pinckneyville
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -89.420
Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 6, 1996
A new Quonset machine shed was destroyed. Winds picked up one half of the 50 by 80 foot rounded roof building and folded it back on itself.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $15,000
- 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 PAH wrote it up.
A new Quonset machine shed was destroyed. Winds picked up one half of the 50 by 80 foot rounded roof building and folded it back on itself.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 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 Pennsylvania, September 6, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 6, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, September 6 to 8, 1996
- High Wind in Virginia, September 6, 1996
- Flooding in Maryland, September 6 to 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 6, 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: 5565414.