Thunderstorm Wind — Lincoln, Missouri

2021-08-12 · near Troy, Lincoln, Missouri

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A line of severe storms moved east across Lincoln County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. In Troy, a large tree limb was blown onto a house causing minor roof damage. East of Troy along Highway 47, three power poles were snapped off.

Wider weather episode

A backbuilding cluster of thunderstorms near the MO/IA border slowly sagged southward during the afternoon hours on August 12th. An additional cluster of thunderstorms congealed across northeastern Kansas into north-central Missouri and merged into the backbuilding cluster. These thunderstorms developed ahead of a synoptic cold front. As these storms moved southeast across the region, some became severe and produced widespread damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 979144. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.