Thunderstorm Wind, McCracken
- When
- May 5, 1:38 PM CST to 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken County, West Paducah to Reidland
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -88.750
Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 5, 1996
A wind gust to 63 miles an hour was clocked at the National Weather Service office in West Paducah. Dozens of trees were blown down countywide, a few of which fell on trailers and houses.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $75,000
- 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 63 miles an hour was clocked at the National Weather Service office in West Paducah. Dozens of trees were blown down countywide, a few of which fell on trailers and houses. A shed was blown off its base. Windows were blown out of a hospital. A couple of roofs were damaged.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 2 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:18 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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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: 5554352.