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Thunderstorm Wind in Benton County, Missouri

Thunderstorm Wind June 12, 2004 · Benton County, Missouri

81 mph
Estimated gust (70 kt)
1
Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two men were fishing on Truman Lake near Warsaw while a squall line rapidly pushed across the lake and swamped their boat. Vance Wiles age 40, drowned as he tried to swim to shore without a life jacket. The other passenger Mark Johnson age 37, was wearing a life jacket and survived the accident.

Began near Warsaw (38.2667, -93.4167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5404210. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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