Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 5, 11:58 AM CST to 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Piedmont to Wappapello
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -90.720
Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 5, 1996
Numerous trees were blown down. Windows were blown out of a few houses and awnings were blown off.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $200,000
- 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 trees were blown down. Windows were blown out of a few houses and awnings were blown off. About 2/3 of Wayne County was without electricity after the storm. Many roads were blocked by fallen trees. The worst damage was to a marina, where a dock's anchors were uprooted. Damage to the marina was estimated near 100,000 dollars.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:56 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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- Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 5, 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: 5554773.