Thunderstorm Wind, Laclede
- When
- April 20, 2:02 AM CST
- Where
- Laclede County, Lebanon
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.683, -92.667
Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
Several business signs were blown down. A plate glass window was blown out and doors were damaged at an unoccupied building on Elm Street.
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
- $35,000
- 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 produced widespread, but mainly light to moderate damage, in and around Lebanon.Several business signs were blown down. A plate glass window was blown out and doors were damaged at an unoccupied building on Elm Street. Trees and power lines were blown down. One tree fell and damaged a parked vehicle. Just northwest of the city, one yard lost 6 trees and a gazebo. Winds scattered plants and debris from an outdoor lawn and garden center.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:02 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 Hail in Kentucky, April 20, 2000
- 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
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, April 2000
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: 5141803.