Thunderstorm Wind in Jasper County, Missouri

A National Weather Service storm Survey determined that a broad area of damaging straight-line winds impacted portions of Jasper and northern Newton Counties. Damage began in the Joplin and Webb City areas and continued to the east and northeast through the I-49 Corridor from Diamond to Carthage before winds weakened. Winds from 75 to 95 mph uprooted or snapped numerous trees and downed large limbs. Several trees were down on homes. Multiple power lines and poles were down in the impacted area. A near 9 mile wide swath of significant damaging winds of 85 to 95 mph damaged multiple buildings, causing significant structural damage to a few. Several outbuildings were picked up or rolled to the east and several vehicles had trees or large limbs on them.

Severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and damaging winds occurred late in the evening of June 13, 2026. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and river flooding. Between 3 and 6 inches of rainfall fell with this system. Some fatalities occurred from the flooding.