Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- June 9, 2:35 AM CST to 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Wilson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $600,000
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -86.300
Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 9, 1996
Strong damaging winds occurred from a bow echo that moved across Wilson county. The greatest damage sustained was southeast of Lebanon.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $600,000
- 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.
Strong damaging winds occurred from a bow echo that moved across Wilson county. The greatest damage sustained was southeast of Lebanon. There were indications of an F1 tornado associated with this bow echo as well, again also southeast of Lebanon. About 20 homes received damage just southeast of Lebanon. Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down around the county. Interstate 40 was temporarily closed near the 242 mile marker due to numerous trees on the road. There were 30 homes that were damaged from this storm county wide, 25 barns, and 12 mobile homes. 4 horses and 8 heads of cattle had to be destroyed due to the serious nature of their injuries. One of these horses died as a result of the tornado.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Tornado in Virginia, June 9, 1996
- Tornado in Tennessee, June 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, June 9, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, June 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, June 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 9, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 9, 1996
- Flood in Indiana, June 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 9 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Virginia, June 9, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 9, 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: 5551377.