Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, Odessa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -93.967
The Odessa Police Department reported 60 mph wind gusts.
Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 15, 2000
The second cluster of thunderstorms in less than 12 hours affected west-central Missouri. The storms produced heavy rain across the area, and high winds in Lafayette County.
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.
The second cluster of thunderstorms in less than 12 hours affected west-central Missouri. The storms produced heavy rain across the area, and high winds in Lafayette County.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:57 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette
- When
- October 15, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, 9 mi E of Odessa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -93.800
The sheriff's department reported 60 mph wind gusts at mile marker 47 on Interstate 70.
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
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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: 5158783, 5158784.