Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 5, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 5, 1998
Start: 1998-10-05T19:30
End: 1998-10-05T19:35
Location: Missouri

October 5, 1998 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
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.

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The Paducah radar (KPAH), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bollinger

When: October 5, 7:30 PM CST to 7:35 PM CST
Where: Bollinger County, Marble Hill
Measured: 96 kt (110 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 37.300, -89.970

A very intense microburst struck the Marble Hill area. Damage began on the southwest edge of Marble Hill and continued northeast across Crooked Creek. Damage was concentrated primarily on the northeast bank of Crooked Creek along a narrow corridor of trees parallelling the creek. One home was slightly damaged, and one outbuilding was demolished. The path length was less than a mile. The average wind speed in the microburst area was in the 70 to 90 MPH range. Based on National Weather Service damage surveys, a gust around 110 MPH occurred over a very small area of most concentrated damage along Crooked Creek. Nearly 100 percent of the trees in this forested area were snapped or uprooted. The strongest winds occurred outside the city, so dollar damage amounts were relatively low.

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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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672805.