Missouri, 1998

Damaging 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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The toll

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.

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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: 5640292, 5640291, 5640293.