High Wind — Worth, Missouri

2015-11-11 · Worth, Missouri

Event narrative

A dry line punched through the area on the afternoon of November 11, bringing 50 to 60 mph synoptic straight line winds. Local ASOS observations reported gusts near 60 mph across the area, but the winds also damaged, trees, power lines, and a few outbuildings. This dry line also created some thunderstorm activity, which caused some isolated convective wind damage.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of November a dry line pushed through the area, bringing very strong westerly winds to portions of western and northwestern Missouri. Several locations reported winds up to 60 to 70 mph, unrelated to thunderstorms. The majority of the damage caused by these winds ere done to trees and power lines, although there were some outbuildings and other structural damage as a result of these synoptic straight line winds. Along and ahead of the dry line thunderstorms formed, and also created some minor wind damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 608399. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.