Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- June 13, 4:20 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Nevada
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -94.370
Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 13, 1999
Two downbursts produced widespread damage in Nevada. The first downburst occurred at 520 pm CDT (420 pm CST) and was estimated at 60 to 70 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
- $75,000
- 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 SGF wrote it up.
Two downbursts produced widespread damage in Nevada. The first downburst occurred at 520 pm CDT (420 pm CST) and was estimated at 60 to 70 mph. Another downburst occurred about 10 minutes later and produced winds estimated at 80 to 100 mph. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were downed. One tree fell on a car and destroyed it. Marmaduke Park (northwest Nevada) and the State Hospital Campus experienced extensive tree damage. Many homes experienced minor roof damage. One roof was blown completely off of a truck company building and found 100 to 200 yards southeast of the building site.
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
- Rip Current in Florida, June 13, 1999
- Flooding in Wisconsin, June 13, 1999
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 13, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 13 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kansas, June 13 to 27, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13, 1999
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 13, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 13, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, June 13, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 1999
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: 5706811.