Thunderstorm Wind, Christian
- When
- April 20, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Christian County, Ozark
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $90,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.017, -93.217
Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power poles in and around Ozark. On Highway NN just north of town, 10 utility poles were knocked down.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $90,000
- 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 downed numerous trees and power poles in and around Ozark. On Highway NN just north of town, 10 utility poles were knocked down. Roof damage also occurred at the Junior High School. The High School press box at the football field was also damaged. Numerous signs and billboards were blown down.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:26 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
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- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, April 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Michigan, April 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, April 20, 2000
More
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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: 5141374.