Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope
- When
- August 6, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Antelope County, 2 mi NW of Elgin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -98.120
Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 6, 1996
Thunderstorm winds blew a large cottonwood tree on a pickup 2 miles west and 21/2 miles north of Elgin. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 OAX wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds blew a large cottonwood tree on a pickup 2 miles west and 21/2 miles north of Elgin. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope | 1996-08-06 | 63 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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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- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 6, 1996
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 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: 5566132.