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Thunderstorm Wind in St. Clair County, Missouri

Thunderstorm Wind April 17, 2026 · St. Clair County, Missouri

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)
$70K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several power lines were reported down along A and M Highways between Lowry City and Appleton City.

The wider storm

A vigorous low-pressure system and cold front pushed through the Plains and the Ozarks, interacting with a warm, moist air mass as a strong upper-level trough and a veered wind profile created high wind shear and instability. This set the stage for supercellular development that evolved into bowing line segments. This setup brought destructive straight-line wind gusts of 60-70 mph, with isolated gusts reaching up to 75 mph. Hail up to 2 inches occurred and 5 tornadoes touched down in Benton and Morgan Counties.

Began near Johnson City (38.1600, -93.9200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331542. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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