Thunderstorm Wind — Franklin, Missouri

2024-05-26 · near Gray Summit, Franklin, Missouri

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds reportedly downed and snapped trees and large branches in and around Gray Summit and Pacific.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and early evening of May 26, 2024, ten tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis metropolitan area and southwest Illinois from a mix of supercells and QLCS modes. This occurred alongside numerous reports of large hail of up to 2.5 inches in diameter and damaging winds of up to 81 mph. Thankfully, there were no reported injuries or fatalities with these thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1174540. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.