Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 21, 6:55 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Mill Spg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -82.170
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 21, 1996
Downburst winds caused a fair amount of damage around Collettsville where tin was ripped off roofs, trees and power lines were blown down and signs were destroyed. In Mill Spring some power poles and trees were downed.
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
- 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 GSP wrote it up.
Downburst winds caused a fair amount of damage around Collettsville where tin was ripped off roofs, trees and power lines were blown down and signs were destroyed. In Mill Spring some power poles and trees were downed.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:56 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
- Flood in Kansas, August 21 to 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 21, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 21, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, August 21, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, August 21, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, August 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 21, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, August 21, 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: 5566008.