Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- September 29, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Flemington
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.800, -93.520
Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 29, 1998
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Flemington.
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
- $1,000
- 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 blew down trees in Flemington.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:18 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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 29, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 29, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Florida, September 29, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, September 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, September 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, September 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 29 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 29, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, September 29, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 29, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, September 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672053.