Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999
Start: 1999-05-17T14:05
End: 1999-05-17T14:05
Location: Missouri

May 17, 1999 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $75,000
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.

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:04 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: May 17, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Sikeston to Scott City
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.880, -89.580

Thunderstorm winds were estimated up to 90 MPH at isolated locations in the county. These winds damaged or destroyed a few smaller buildings. A tractor trailer rig was blown over on Interstate 55 near the Scott City exit. Part of the roof of a school in Scott City was peeled off. The highest gust in Sikeston was 62 MPH. Some of the hardest hit communities included Chaffee, Oran, and Morley. A tree fell on a house in Chaffee, damaging an awning and the roof. In Oran, a tree fell on a house, and another fell on a vehicle.

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

Every storm in Missouri in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 1999

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: 5693655.