Thunderstorm Wind, Ballard
- When
- September 26, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard County, La Center
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -88.980
Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 26, 1996
Numerous large trees were blown down over a 2 block by 8 block area. A house, shed, and truck were damaged.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
Numerous large trees were blown down over a 2 block by 8 block area. A house, shed, and truck were damaged. The roof was blown off a mobile home. A National Weather Service damage survey indicated the damage was caused by a microburst with gusts near 70 MPH.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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 Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- High Wind in Illinois, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, September 26 to 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Missouri, September 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 26, 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: 5565409.