Thunderstorm Wind, Howell
- When
- January 17, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Howell County, West Plains
- Property damage
- $115,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -91.850
Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 17, 1999
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a building adjacent to the Southern Hills Shopping Center. This building houses 4 businesses and is located in the southwest portion of the city.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $115,000
- 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 the roof off a building adjacent to the Southern Hills Shopping Center. This building houses 4 businesses and is located in the southwest portion of the city. On top of the building, an air conditoner unit weighing an estimated 400 pounds fell on three cars causing major vehicle damage. In a nearby lot, numerous car windows were broken by flying debris.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:21 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.
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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: 5681682.