Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- April 29, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County, Smyrna
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -86.530
Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 29, 1996
The thunderstorm winds ripped off a roof from the United Auto Workers Building on South Lowry Street. A houseboat was also damaged at the neighboring Fann and Nickens Motors salvage business also on South Lowry Street.
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
- $100,000
- 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 OHX wrote it up.
The thunderstorm winds ripped off a roof from the United Auto Workers Building on South Lowry Street. A houseboat was also damaged at the neighboring Fann and Nickens Motors salvage business also on South Lowry Street.
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:54 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 Ohio, April 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, April 29, 1996
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, April 29, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, April 29 to 30, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, April 29 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 29, 1996
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 29, 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: 5545056.