Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson
- When
- April 20, 12:45 AM CST to 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Walnut Grove
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -88.970
Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 20, 1996
A barn collapsed killing two cows. One house was damaged with its floors buckled, front porch damaged, one corner of the house's siding blown off and one window broken.
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
- $30,000
- 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 MEG wrote it up.
A barn collapsed killing two cows. One house was damaged with its floors buckled, front porch damaged, one corner of the house's siding blown off and one window broken. Another house lost nearly every shingle and several windows were broken. A large oak tree was uprooted.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:44 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, April 20, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 20, 1996
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 20, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, April 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 20, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, April 20, 1996
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, April 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 20, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 20, 1996
- Flood in Michigan, April 20 to 27, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, April 20, 1996
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, 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: 5544646.