Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 17, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Pleasant Vly
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.217, -94.483
Law enforcement officers reported that a 5 inch diameter tree was downed.
Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 17, 2000
A line of thunderstorms moved through the Kansas City metro area in the early morning hours of July 17th. Isolated reports of wind damage were received, but these storms were particularly notable for their lightning.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 EAX wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms moved through the Kansas City metro area in the early morning hours of July 17th. Isolated reports of wind damage were received, but these storms were particularly notable for their lightning. Constant lightning was observed, and several thousand cloud-to-ground strikes were detected in the Kansas City metro between 2 and 3 am.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:08 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 17, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Grandview
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -94.533
An off-duty NWS employee reported a tree 3 feet in diameter was downed.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 17, 2000
- Flood in Maine, July 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 17 to 18, 2000
- Hail in New Mexico, July 17, 2000
- Wildfire in Oregon, July 17, 2000
- Hail in Colorado, July 17, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 17 to 19, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 17, 2000
- Wildfire in Washington, July 17, 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: 5162822, 5162823.