Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- July 28, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Nr Wesley
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -94.700
Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 28, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:20 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- July 28, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 1 mi S of Huntsville
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -93.730
A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which destroyed 1 barn and badly damaged 2 other barns 1 mile south of Huntsville. The winds also caused roof damage to several houses and uprooted trees 1 mile south of Huntsville. The storm also produced strong winds which blew down trees near Wesley.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 1997
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- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 28, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 28, 1997
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: 5621175, 5621176.