Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
730 NOUS43 KSGF 262055 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-270900- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 355 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/26/2024 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT... .Bolivar Missouri Downburst Event... Peak wind: Estimated 75 mph Path length /Statute/: 1 miles Path width /Maximum/: 1760 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 06/26/2024 Start time: 4:04 AM CDT Start location: 3.5 miles NE of Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri Start Lat/Lon: 37.6551/-93.3752 End date: 06/26/2024 End time: 4:08 AM CDT End location: 3.55 miles NE of Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri End lat/lon: 37.6543/-93.3854 A church complex suffered damage to a southeast facing exterior brick wall and interior sections of a church building, as well as roof damage and collapse of an interior room within a large metal office building. Radar indicates that a downburst initiated to the east southeast of the church around 404 AM, resulting in trees suffering damage with debris laying west, south, and east of the initiation point, along parts of Hwy D and E 410th Road. Trees were further damaged and laying to the south as the downburst assimilated to larger storm-scale winds along S 140th Rd. The survey concluded that downburst winds upward of 70 to 75 mph caused the damage. NOTE: The information in this statement is PRELIMINARY and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Camden