Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- June 30, 2:05 AM CST to 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -94.320
Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 30, 1998
Thunderstorm winds produced widespread tree and structural damage. ASOS at the Joplin Municipal Airport (KJLN) recorded a 57kt wind gust at 227 am CST.
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
- $50,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm winds produced widespread tree and structural damage. ASOS at the Joplin Municipal Airport (KJLN) recorded a 57kt wind gust at 227 am CST. Damage reports were received from Asbury, Joplin, and Carl Junction.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:06 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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- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 30, 1998
More
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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: 5657630.