Thunderstorm Wind, Sioux
- When
- May 16, 9:45 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, Cannonball
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $850,000
- Coordinates
- 46.380, -100.600
Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
with 4 of the homes completely destroyed. The local electric company reported that many of the power poles that were in the area were snapped off or heavily leaning.
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
- $850,000
- 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 BIS wrote it up.
As the Bow Echo moved through the town of Cannonball, 6-7 mobile homes sustained damage...with 4 of the homes completely destroyed. The local electric company reported that many of the power poles that were in the area were snapped off or heavily leaning. Wind speed and property damage estimated.
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:45 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
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 1996
- Flooding in Montana, May 16, 1996
- Flood in California, May 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 1996
- Flood in Utah, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 16 to 17, 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: 5546855.