Thunderstorm Wind, New Madrid
- When
- April 20, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid County, New Madrid to Portageville
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -89.530
Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 1997
Roofs were damaged, power poles were snapped, and numerous trees were down in New Madrid. The plate glass window of a furniture store was broken in New Madrid.
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
- $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 PAH wrote it up.
Roofs were damaged, power poles were snapped, and numerous trees were down in New Madrid. The plate glass window of a furniture store was broken in New Madrid. Most of New Madrid was without power following the storm. Power was out for over 24 hours in some places. Tree limbs and one whole tree were blown down in Portageville.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:51 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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- Hail in Oklahoma, April 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 1997
- Hail in Missouri, April 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 20, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 20, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, April 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: 5593508.