Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- April 19, 9:00 PM CST to 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley County, Doniphan to 6 mi NE of Doniphan
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -90.820
Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 19, 1996
Large trees were blown down on houses and cars. A few outbuildings were damaged by wind.
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
- $80,000
- 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.
Large trees were blown down on houses and cars. A few outbuildings were damaged by wind.
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 173 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:01 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: 5543430.