Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- August 7, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, 5 mi N of Manilla
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -95.250
Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 7, 1996
Thunderstorms moved through the area during the early morning hours. Damage occurred on a farm 5 miles north and 1 mile east of Manilla.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- 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 DMX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moved through the area during the early morning hours. Damage occurred on a farm 5 miles north and 1 mile east of Manilla. The damage appeared to be that of a downburst wind with trees downed and some shed damage on the farm.
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:00 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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- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 7, 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: 5557657.