Thunderstorm Wind — Boone, Missouri

2025-09-15 · near Ashland, Boone, Missouri

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds snapped off the uprights and crossbar of the southern football goalpost at Southern Boone High School. The same thunderstorm downed several large trees and large tree limbs throughout the town of Ashland, including one tree blocking the roadway at Old Highway 63 and South and East Bullard Road. A member of the public estimated 60 mph winds with the thunderstorm.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed in Missouri along a backdoor cold front during the afternoon of September 15th. An unstable but weakly sheared environment with steep low-level lapse rates resulted in the potential for microbursts from these thunderstorms. A few microbursts did occur, with wind damage ranging from downed trees to a partially removed school roof.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292247. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.