Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- October 17, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley County, Doniphan
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -90.820
Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 17, 1996
Small signs were blown over, and large tree limbs were down.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $2,000
- 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.
Small signs were blown over, and large tree limbs were down.
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 165 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:57 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
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 17, 1996
- Hail in Texas, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
- Hail in Texas, October 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 17, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, October 17, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, October 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 17 to 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 17, 1996
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, October 1996
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5573368.