Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Charter Oak
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -95.600
Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1996
Thunderstorms during the late evening hours produced high winds in northern Charter Oak. Tree damage was extensive in the area with trees and power lines knocked down.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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 DMX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms during the late evening hours produced high winds in northern Charter Oak. Tree damage was extensive in the area with trees and power lines knocked down. A few buildings were also damaged as trees toppled onto them.
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:59 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
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Flooding in Iowa, June 20 to 28, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 20, 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: 5551315.