Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 22, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Silex
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -91.067
Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 22, 2000
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and power lines across a large part of Lincoln County. A shed was also damaged in Silex.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and power lines across a large part of Lincoln County. A shed was also damaged in Silex.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:14 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 22, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Foley
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -90.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 22, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Elsberry
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.167, -90.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 22, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Winfield
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -90.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 22, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Silex
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -91.067
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
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 22, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 22, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 22, 2000
- Hail in Virginia, May 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 22, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 22, 2000
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 22, 2000
- Hail in Florida, May 22, 2000
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 22, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 22, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 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: 5146957, 5146958, 5146959, 5146960, 5146961.