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Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, Missouri

Thunderstorm Wind April 27, 2026 · Monroe County, Missouri

96 mph
Estimated gust (83 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS storm survey found that just south of a tornado, rear inflow jet winds of up to 95 mph caused straight line wind damage in a swath extending from the Monroe/Randolph/Audrain county line northeast just beyond Monroe 931. Along this path, the survey team found multiple trees uprooted as well as structural damage. A home had shingles lost to the wind. A farm outbuilding was overturned, another completely collapsed, and a third had its doors collapsed.

The wider storm

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms passed through the region for nearly the entirety of April 27th. The afternoon round was expected to be the most volatile, with an environment primed for high-end severe weather reflected by an areawide SPC Moderate Risk. What culminated was widespread large to giant hail, wind damage, and two tornadoes in Missouri.

Began near Middle Grove (39.3500, -92.3000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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