Thunderstorm Wind in Dallas County, Missouri
Thunderstorm Wind May 8, 2009 · Dallas County, Missouri
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Numerous oubuildings, trees, and power poles were damaged from 60 to 85 mph wind gusts. The greatest impact of these winds occurred over southern Dallas County. One newspaper stated that not a single hay barn across areas of southern Dallas County was fully intact. An Alltel tower was blown down approximately three miles south of Buffalo.
The wider storm
An intense squall line impacted extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks with mainly damaging winds. However, 19 tornadoes along with large hail was also observed. Due to the straight line nature of the winds, damage was widespread and intense.
Began near Redtop (37.5026, -93.1517).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
17 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 174709. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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