Damaging Wind in Oregon, April 15, 1996

Name: Damaging Wind in Oregon, April 15, 1996
Start: 1996-04-15T17:00
End: 1996-04-15T19:00
Location: Oregon

April 15, 1996 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A downburst from a convective hail storm knocked down two dozen trees and destroyed a small barn in the Douglas County town of Melrose.

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 PQR wrote it up.

A downburst from a convective hail storm knocked down two dozen trees and destroyed a small barn in the Douglas County town of Melrose.

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lower Columbia

When: April 15, 5:00 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where: Lower Columbia forecast zone

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

Every storm in Oregon in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, April 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5556786.