Thunderstorm Wind — Mercer, Missouri

2020-06-26 · near Mercer, Mercer, Missouri

Event narrative

There was a Twitter report of some power poles blown down near Lake Marie.

Wider weather episode

Late in the evening and overnight hours a strong complex of thunderstorms moved through northeast Kansas and crossed into northwest Missouri. These storms brought some high winds that measured 70-80 mph at times. However, most of the damage through the area was minor.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.4900, -93.5500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 906536. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.