Boone storm history

Lightning struck and killed a woman who was walking across an open field after fishing on one of the lakes at the Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area north of Columbia.

An additional two to three inches of rain, from the remnants of Hurricane Ike, fell onto already saturated soils causing flooding. Numerous roads remained flooded and numerous creeks were well out of their banks due to the heavy rainfall. One woman drowned in flood waters on the …

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through the Columbia, Missouri area around 711 pm. There was a tent revival occurring north of the city and when the storms hit, the high winds caused the tent to collapse. Twenty people were injured. Eighteen had minor injuries and …

Thunderstorm winds snapped off the uprights and crossbar of the southern football goalpost at Southern Boone High School. The same thunderstorm downed several large trees and large tree limbs throughout the town of Ashland, including one tree blocking the roadway at Old Highway 6…

Thunderstorm winds knocked over a large tree. The tree blocked the roadway at Highway 124 and Barnes School Road.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees, causing Highway BB to be blocked near Rocheport.

Multiple tree trunks were snapped on and around Sundeck Drive in Columbia.

The KCOU ASOS measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage of varying degrees from downed limbs to uprooted trees.

Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to the Parkade Baptist Church in Columbia.

A member of the public reported wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph.

The Columbia-Bradford Missouri Agricultural site measured a 66 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Columbia ASOS reported a gust to 53KT (61 mph).

The Columbia ASOS reported a wind gust to 53KT (61 mph).

The storm began with some light freezing rain late on the 4th, with primarily sleet and snow falling through the morning of the 5th. After a brief break in the afternoon, more snow fell in the evening accompanied by wind gusts as high as 35 mph leading to areas of blowing snow. A…

Thunderstorm winds blew over a large tree on Doziers Station Road just east of Columbia and the unincorporated community of Shaw. Numerous other tree limbs were blown down in the area.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs in Harrisburg and Centralia and in Columbia. In Centralia and Columbia, fallen trees took down power lines. Columbia received the most damage, with power poles and lines downed and a large tree falling on a parked car near St. Char…

Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree onto a moving vehicle on Route B near Highway OO n Hallsville. Also in Hallsville, large tree branches snapped from a tree and a tree fell on a house, trapping occupants inside. No one was injured. Power was reportedly out for all of Hallsville. …

One tree fell on a mobile home and on a vehicle near Columbia. Another large tree was blown down onto Owens School Road near its intersection with Highway Z.

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree which pulled live power lines on a home in Columbia.

Thunderstorm winds knocked a large tree over the roadway along S Palis Nichols Road near E Webster Road near Ashland.

Widespread swath of large hail across the southern portions of Columbia, as well as in Pierpont, Deer Park, Elkhurst, Englewood and Ashland.

Wind chill values dropped to as low as 36 below zero with the coldest values during the nighttime hours.

Sporadic tree damage was reported in Ashland, including tree that was uprooted. No information on the trees was given.

A period of very hot and extremely humid weather began on Sunday, August 20 and lasted through Friday, August 25. The combination of heat and humidity led to heat index values at the Columbia ASOS reaching as high as 118.

Widespread wind damage occurred across the southern portions of Boone County. A peak wind gust of 79 mph was reported at Columbia Regional Airport at 3:33 AM. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Multiple trees were blown down across Route N, Stanley Poe Ro…

Up to six inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding across portions of northern Boone County. There was between 2 and 3 feet of standing water at the intersection of Vandiver Drive and Route B (Paris Road).

Thunderstorm winds peeled the steel roof off of a business on Highway VV about one and a half miles north of Hinton. Further east, just north northeast of Murry, a power pole was snapped off on Route Z.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines, as well as numerous tree limbs around town.

Widespread wind damage across Columbia. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Some of the downed trees and tree limbs blocked roadways around town. One tree fell onto the back deck of a house causing moderate damage. Another tree fell onto a house causing mo…

Widespread wind damage across Midway and Columbia. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were knocked down. One power pole on Rangeline Road, east of Columbia, was leaning with power lines down in the area as well. One large tree was blown down blocking Randy Lane near inter…

Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Highway WW was underwater near the intersection with El Chaparral Avenue. A water rescue was performed in this area after a vehicle drove into the flooded roadway. No injuries were reported.