Thunderstorm Wind, Cole
- When
- November 10, 2:05 AM CST
- Where
- Cole County, Jefferson City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -92.180
Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 10, 1998
The Jefferson City Police Department reported 1 inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Trees and power lines were downed as well, mainly across the southeast part of town.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
The Jefferson City Police Department reported 1 inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Trees and power lines were downed as well, mainly across the southeast part of town. The wind broke four utility poles knocking out power to 400 people in Wardsville.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:02 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cole
- When
- November 10, 2:05 AM CST
- Where
- Cole County, Jefferson City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -92.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Cole
- When
- November 10, 2:05 AM CST
- Where
- Cole County, Wardsville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -92.180
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10 to 11, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Kentucky, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10, 1998
- Tornado and High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
- High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, November 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, November 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5670455, 5670540, 5670541.