Thunderstorm Wind — Bates, Missouri

2024-05-06 · near Butler, Bates, Missouri

Event narrative

Social media photo of tree damage in Butler.

Wider weather episode

In the late evening hours of May 6th and early morning hours of May 7th, several severe linear features moved through Missouri from west to east. These produced widespread 60 mph straight line wind damage with numerous embedded QLCS mesovortices and a few confirmed QLCS tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1188259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.