Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- March 13, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Faxon
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -88.000
Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 13, 1996
In the community of Faxon, which is 6 miles east of Big Sandy, strong winds in a thunderstorm took the roof off a mobile home. The winds also took the roof off a house across the 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
- $20,000
- 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.
In the community of Faxon, which is 6 miles east of Big Sandy, strong winds in a thunderstorm took the roof off a mobile home. The winds also took the roof off a house across the street.
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:28 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
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 13 to 15, 1996
- Flood in California, March 13, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 13 to 14, 1996
- Flooding in Wyoming, March 13 to 14, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 13 to 14, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 13, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, March 13, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, March 13, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, March 13, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, March 13, 1996
- Hail in Arizona, March 13, 1996
- Funnel Cloud in Arizona, March 13, 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: 5548011.