Thunderstorm Wind — Vernon, Missouri

2025-07-06 · near Nevada, Vernon, Missouri

Event narrative

Wind gust measuring 60 mph wind were recorded on a home weather station. Hail up to penny size was also reported.

Wider weather episode

With a moist airmass in place over the region, afternoon pulse thunderstorms developed across southwestern Missouri producing localized wind damage and flooding. Significant flooding occurred in eastern Greene County where between 3 and 6 inches of rain fall over a less than 6 hour period as persistent slow moving storms developed over the county. During the period, some locations saw in excess of an inch of rain in a 15 minute period.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1281718. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.