Thunderstorm Wind — Benton, Missouri

2004-06-12 · near Warsaw, Benton, Missouri

Event narrative

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5404210. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.