Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- April 28, 1:35 AM CST to 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Baxter Spgs to Galena
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph)
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -94.730
Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 28, 1996
Thunderstorm winds of up to 73 kts (84 mph) blew through southern Cherokee county affecting the towns of Baxter Springs and Galena. The hardest hit was Baxter Springs where 75 percent of the homes and businesses sustained some damage.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- 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 SGF wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds of up to 73 kts (84 mph) blew through southern Cherokee county affecting the towns of Baxter Springs and Galena. The hardest hit was Baxter Springs where 75 percent of the homes and businesses sustained some damage. The majority of the damage was minor and confined to trees falling down on homes and cars and to sections of roofs blown off businesses.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:33 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.
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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: 5551435.