High Wind in Stoddard, Missouri

A brief period of high winds followed in the wake of a cold front passage. Wind gusts were measured up to 61 mph at the Poplar Bluff airport, 60 mph at Doniphan in Ripley County, and 62 mph at the Cape Girardeau airport. In Qulin, the roof and wall was blown off a vacant gas station. A portable building in Qulin was rolled into a mobile home. In Poplar Bluff, four power poles were snapped, and at least 21 trees were downed. Many homes lost shingles. At the Dexter airport in Stoddard County, a number of planes were blown around and damaged. Over a dozen planes received major damage, and about 33 of 36 hangars were damaged. Some hangars were destroyed. The roof of the airport restaurant was blown off. A concrete block building used to repair aircraft was demolished. Considerable roof damage occurred to homes and businesses across the Dexter area. Numerous trees were down in Bloomfield, and a few landed on vehicles and houses. A window was blown out of the courthouse in Bloomfield. A communications tower was blown down. In Bollinger County, the roof was blown off a barn in Grassy. Countywide, there were numerous downed trees and power lines in Carter County. Several roofs sustained shingle damage. In Wayne County, trees were down across Highways 34, 49, A, E, and FF.