Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 20, 5:45 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Smithville to Nashua
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -94.580
Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 20, 1996
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Smithville and knocked down signs and power lines at the intersection of Route 169 and Interstate 435, 8 miles east of KCI airport.
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
- $7,000
- 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 EAX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Smithville and knocked down signs and power lines at the intersection of Route 169 and Interstate 435, 8 miles east of KCI airport.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:43 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
- Hail in South Dakota, July 20, 1996
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, July 20, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 20, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 20, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 20, 1996
- High Wind in New York, July 20, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 20, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 20, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 20, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 20, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, July 20 to 25, 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: 5561692.