Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTime Path PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMay 1996GEORGIA, SouthwestColquitt CountyBerlin toNorman Park28 1015EST1020EST0 0 10K 0 Thunderstorm WindNumerous trees and power lines were blown down from Norman Park to Berlin. A total of five houses and mobile homes receivedsome damage.Lanier CountyLakeland 28 1020EST0 0 10K 0 Thunderstorm WindThe sheriffs office reported numerous trees and power lines down throughout the Lakeland area. Some damage to homes and carswas also reported.GEORGIA, West CentralNONE REPORTED.HAWAIIHIZ004Island Of Hawaii01041800HST0500HST0 0High Wind (G52)Mid level winds in the south quadrant of a low centered about 600 miles north of Hawaii brought 40 to 60 mph winds to thesummits and upper slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The accompanying wind chill was 5 below zero to 20 below zero.HIZ004Island Of Hawaii05062000HST0600HST0 0High Wind (G52)West to southwest winds of 60 mph with higher gusts were recorded at the United Kingdom Observatory on Mauna Kea.HIZ004Island Of Hawaii08111400HST0800HST0 0High Wind (G52)Southwest winds of 40 to 60 mph affected the summits and upper slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.HIZ002Oahu26271000HST0800HST1 3High SurfA fall storm in the southern hemisphere, to the south of Tahiti, generated large ocean swell around May 19th. Surf with sets to 6feet built along the south shores of the Hawaiian Islands during the late morning hours of the 26th. Lifeguards conducted 100water rescues by waverunner, including 33 at Waikiki. Three surfers were injured. A rouge wave estimated at 15 to 20 feetcapsized a boat with a failed engine in Keehi Lagoon. The boat broke up on a nearby reef. One man drowned and three otherswere rescued.M79BOIDAHO, Extreme SoutheastFranklin County5 W Preston 16 1215MST1230MST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G50)An upper-level trough moved through the southern Idaho creating an unstable atmosphere. Scattered thunderstorms developed bynoon and one storm became severe. An observer just west of Preston reported large trees blown down from the winds of thatthunderstorm. The winds were estimated to be in excess of 58 mph (50 kts). No injuries or other damage was reported.IDAHO, NorthClearwater County4 E Orofino 17 1219MST0 0Hail (1.00)One inch hail, 4 miles east of Orofino.IDAHO, NorthwestKootenai CountyPost Falls07 1530PST1615PST0 0Hail (0.25)HAIL AT POST FALLS, IDAHO.Bonner CountyPriest River14 1745PST1815PST0 0Heavy Rain0.30 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES AT PRIEST RIVER.Latah CountyMoscow17 1735PST0 0LightningLIGHTNING STRUCK A HOME IN MOSCOW...BLASTED A HOLE IN THE ROOF AND STARTED A FIRE.Nez Perce CountyLewiston18 1000PST1015PST0 0Heavy Rain0.53 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.IDAHO, SoutheastCassia CountyBurley16 0930MST1000MST0 0Flash FloodOver one inch of rain in less than one hour caused water and mud to pour off a field and into an apartment complex and thebasements of a half dozen homes. The flooding was located around 21st and Hiland Avenue area. First graders at Burley's