Thunderstorm Wind, Leon
- When
- June 19, 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Leon County, Tallahassee
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.450, -84.280
Damaging Wind in Florida, June 19, 1997
A large billboard was blown down on the west side of the city. The FSU meteorology department's instruments measured winds of 50 mph.
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
- $10,000
- 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 TAE wrote it up.
A large billboard was blown down on the west side of the city. The FSU meteorology department's instruments measured winds of 50 mph.
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:52 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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- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 19 to 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 19, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 19, 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: 5608393.