Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain
- When
- August 23, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain County, 9 mi N of Mexico
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -91.900
Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 23, 2000
Amateur radio spotters reported wind gusts near 70 mph which downed trees and power lines in the Mexico area. Highway 15 was blocked by downed trees for a while.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 LSX wrote it up.
Amateur radio spotters reported wind gusts near 70 mph which downed trees and power lines in the Mexico area. Highway 15 was blocked by downed trees for a while. A radio station in Mexico had its tower knocked down by the wind.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain
- When
- August 23, 9:28 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain County, Mexico
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.183, -91.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain
- When
- August 23, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain County, Mexico
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.183, -91.900
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
- Lightning Strike in Utah, August 23, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 23 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, August 23, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, August 23, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 23, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 23, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Illinois, August 23 to 24, 2000
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 23, 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: 5173713, 5173714, 5173715.