Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 8, 4:05 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Countywide
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -85.770
Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 8, 1996
Several trees and power lines down across the county. 1 roof wasblown off a home, and several other homes received minor damage.
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 LMK wrote it up.
Several trees and power lines down across the county. 1 roof wasblown off a home, and several other homes received minor damage.
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:02 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
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 8, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 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: 5554275.