Thunderstorm Wind, McCracken
- When
- July 21, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken County, Paducah to 2 mi of Paducah
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -88.670
Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 21, 1996
A wind gust to 60 MPH was reported along Interstate 24 near Paducah. Blocks were blown from the top part of the wall of an apartment building in Paducah.
Where it happened
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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 PAH wrote it up.
A wind gust to 60 MPH was reported along Interstate 24 near Paducah. Blocks were blown from the top part of the wall of an apartment building in Paducah. Some cars below were damaged by the falling blocks.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 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
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 21, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, July 21, 1996
- Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 1996
- Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 21 to 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 1996
- Tornado in Kansas, July 21, 1996
- Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, July 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 21, 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: 5557761.