Thunderstorm Wind, Linn
- When
- June 5, 11:15 PM CST to 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Linn County, Pleasanton to 2 mi W of Blue Mound/Parker
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.200, -94.670
Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 5, 1996
Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 MPH 2 miles northeast of Pleasanton and also 1 mile west of Blue Mound. There were several reports of downed trees and powerlines in Parker and Goodrich.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 EAX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 MPH 2 miles northeast of Pleasanton and also 1 mile west of Blue Mound. There were several reports of downed trees and powerlines in Parker and Goodrich.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:14 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 Minnesota, June 5, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 5 to 6, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Kansas, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Kansas, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 5, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 5 to 6, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 5, 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: 5552574.