Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- March 6, 1:50 AM CST to 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Tipton County, 4 mi N of Covington
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -89.670
Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 6, 1996
Three cement block buildings were destroyed/damaged along Highway 51 just south of the Hatchie river. Two of the buildings did not have roofs and were blown over.
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 MEG wrote it up.
Three cement block buildings were destroyed/damaged along Highway 51 just south of the Hatchie river. Two of the buildings did not have roofs and were blown over. The larger building had the walls and roof collapse. Some minor damage occurred to nearby homes and trees.
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:50 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
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- Tornado in Georgia, March 6, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 6, 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: 5540937.