Thunderstorm Wind — Stone, Missouri

2024-07-03 · near Cape Fair, Stone, Missouri

$750K

Property damage

86 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A 280 foot free standing cell phone tower collapsed. The strongest winds near 100 mph remained at the tower height, which was built at a 1308 foot elevation.

Wider weather episode

A northeast-southeast oriented cold front from central Kansas across northwest Missouri dropped southeast into the Missouri Ozarks during the afternoon and evening hours on July 3, 2024. Thunderstorms developed along the boundary, bringing hail between 1-3 inches and damaging winds. Of note was 100 mph winds resulting in a cell tower collapsing as well as 3 inch size hail in Stone County. A tornado also occurred in Stone County, resulting in multiple trees to be uprooted or snapped.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205227. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.