Missouri, 1998Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 21 to 22, 1998
May 21 to 22, 1998 · NWS EAX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- May 21, 11:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, Midway to 1 mi W of Worthington
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.500, -93.070
Severe thunderstorm winds blew the doors off a barn and knocked down a 24 inch diameter tree a mile northeast of Midway. The winds from the same thunderstorm uprooted a 25 foot pine tree 2 miles west of Worthington.
Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler
- When
- May 21, 11:45 AM CST to May 22, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler County, Queen City
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -92.570
Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted trees 1 to 2 feet in diameter in Queen City.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- May 21, 11:57 AM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Kirksville
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -92.580
A 62 MPH wind gust was measured during a severe thunderstorm in Kirksville at a local television station.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 21, 1998$8.9 million · F0 · 28 events
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 21, 19982 injured · $713,000 · F1 · 38 events
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, May 21, 1998$3.3 million · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 21, 1998$984,000 · F0 · 31 events
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998$17,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 21, 1998$190,000 · 1 in hail · 41 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Utah, May 21, 1998$95,000 · F0 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 21, 1998$46,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998$4,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Missouri, May 21, 1998$30,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 21, 1998$25,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 21, 1998$24,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5640292, 5640291, 5640293.