Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs
- When
- May 27, 6:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.520, -84.800
Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 27, 1996
Numerous trees were downed countywide blocking roads. A funnel cloud was sighted in the north part of the county near the community of Ten Mile.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- 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 MRX wrote it up.
Numerous trees were downed countywide blocking roads. A funnel cloud was sighted in the north part of the county near the community of Ten Mile. There were also reports of minor structural damage to barns and homes.
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 Arkansas, May 27, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 27, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, May 27 to 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 27, 1996
- Tornado in Iowa, May 27, 1996
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, May 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: 5553834.