Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- November 22, 3:00 PM MST to 3:05 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, Bloomington
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -113.600
Damaging Wind in Utah, November 22, 1996
Scattered thunderstorms produced strong thunderstorm winds in southwest Utah on this date. One severe thunderstorm produced an estimated 70 mph wind gust in the town of Bloomington.
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 SLC wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms produced strong thunderstorm winds in southwest Utah on this date. One severe thunderstorm produced an estimated 70 mph wind gust in the town of Bloomington. A 16-foot, four-stall metal horse shed was picked-up, flipped and blown about 30 yards from this storm. The shed was destroyed. Fortunately the lone horse present was not physically injured.
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
- Flash Flood in California, November 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, November 22, 1996
- Tornado in California, November 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Arizona, November 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 22 to 24, 1996
- Tornado in Arizona, November 22, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, November 22, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 22 to 23, 1996
- Lightning Strike in California, November 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 22 to 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 22, 1996
More
Every storm in Utah in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, November 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: 5582821.