Missouri, 1998

Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 1998

June 14, 1998 · NWS EAX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$190,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Events
4

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 Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
June 14, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
Where
Caldwell County, Polo to Braymer
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)
Property damage
$70,000
Coordinates
39.550, -94.050

A storm survey team from the National Weather Service Office in Pleasant Hill, MO reported straight line wind damage in Polo and Braymer. Several sheds were damaged in Polo. On County Road KK along the southeast side of Braymer, a doublewide mobile home was destroyed. Diagonally across the street from the destroyed mobile home, a barn, a chicken house and a grain bin were destroyed on a farmsted. A horse on this property was killed by flying debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
June 14, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Carroll County, 8 mi SW of Plymouth
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
39.500, -93.850

A barn was destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds along County Line Rd, 8 miles southwest of Plymouth.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When
June 14, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Livingston County, 9 mi SW of Chillicothe
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
39.700, -93.670

Missouri State Troopers reported several trees blown down as a result of severe thunderstorm winds along D Highway 9 miles southwest of Chillicothe.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chariton

When
June 14, 1:16 AM CST
Where
Chariton County, Triplett
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
39.500, -93.200

The Chariton County Sheriff's Office reported 8 grain bins destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds at a private farm in Tripplet. On another farm, 2 hog houses were destroyed by the damaging winds. The storms also knocked power out of most of the homes in the Tripplet community for 14 hours. Heavy rain and small hail accompanying the thunderstorms resulted in damage to a corn field just east of Tripplet.

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.

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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: 5649632, 5649634, 5649631, 5649633.