Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 24, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 24, 2000
Start: 2000-05-24T22:00
End: 2000-05-24T22:30
Location: Missouri

May 24, 2000 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
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.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley

When: May 24, 10:00 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where: Ripley County, Countywide
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.650, -90.867

A line of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds crossed Ripley County, causing widespread damage to trees and power lines. A house just off JJ Highway received severe damage. Much of the roof was blown off, and windows and doors were blown in. Utility crews worked to repair about 20 damaged major power lines. Electricity was not fully restored for days. Numerous trees were down on Highway 142 east of Doniphan. Cars were damaged from trees falling on them, and one tree fell on a house.

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

Every storm in Missouri in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5142664.