High Wind, Vernon
- When
- November 1, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Missouri, November 1, 1997
A deep area of low pressure was over the western Great Lakes region. A band of rain showers circulating around this low moved through southwest Missouri accompanied by 50 mph winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A deep area of low pressure was over the western Great Lakes region. A band of rain showers circulating around this low moved through southwest Missouri accompanied by 50 mph winds. These winds downed power lines and trees in scattered areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, St. Clair
- When
- November 1, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.037, -93.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dade
- When
- November 1, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Greene
- When
- November 1, 8:55 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Christian
- When
- November 1, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 1, 1997
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in New York, November 1, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, November 1 to 30, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, November 1 to 2, 1997
- Hail in Mississippi, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, November 1, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Maine, November 1 to 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, November 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: 5617206, 5617209, 5622714, 5617207, 5617208.