Thunderstorm Wind — Osage, Missouri

2017-05-19 · near Freeburg, Osage, Missouri

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Osage County. A metal outbuilding was destroyed in Freeburg. In the Linn area, several trees were either uprooted or snapped off. One large tree fell blocking U.S. Highway 50 west of Linn. One tree in Linn fell onto a house and a nearby barn causing roof damage to both. Also, windows at the Osage Ambulance District building were broken from fallen tree limbs.

Wider weather episode

A complex of severe storms moved eastward along the I-70 corridor during the early morning hours of May 19th. There were two tornadoes as well as numerous damaging wind reports with this event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 714500. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.