Thunderstorm Wind, Nye
- When
- September 5, 2:28 PM PST
- Where
- Nye County, Tonopah Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -117.080
Winds originating from a thunderstorm were recorded at 60 mph by the weather observer at the Tonopah airport.
Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 5, 1997
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
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
- High Wind in Alaska, September 5 to 7, 1997
- Flood in Florida, September 5, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 5, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Wyoming, September 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in California, September 5, 1997
- Flash Flood in Utah, September 5, 1997
- Hail in Idaho, September 5, 1997
- Hail in Idaho, September 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 5, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Nebraska, September 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in California, September 5, 1997
- Hail in Montana, September 5, 1997
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, September 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: 5620186.