Thunderstorm Wind — Benton, Missouri

2025-05-19 · near Lincoln, Benton, Missouri

Event narrative

Reports of tree damage in Lincoln on Highway 65. Electricity to the entire town was knocked out. Altogether, over 4000 homes and businesses lost power in Benton County.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system pushed into the area during the afternoon of May 19, 2025 and persisted into the evening and overnight hours. This system produced 8 tornadoes across the area, along with widespread wind damage and between 1 and 5 inches of rainfall. The intense rainfall led to some localized flash flooding, areal flooding and river flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261076. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.