Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia
- When
- March 13, 3:45 PM CST to 3:46 PM CST
- Where
- Escambia County, Molino
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.720, -87.320
Damaging Wind in Florida, March 13, 1997
A microburst estimated at 50 to 55 mph damaged the roof of a home near Molino. A horse trailer on the same property was turned over and four barns also suffered damage (mostly roof) from the wind and flying debris.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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 MOB wrote it up.
A microburst estimated at 50 to 55 mph damaged the roof of a home near Molino. A horse trailer on the same property was turned over and four barns also suffered damage (mostly roof) from the wind and flying debris.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 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
- Ice Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Tornado in Georgia, March 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, March 13, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 16, 1997
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 13 to 14, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, March 1997
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: 5589542.