Power Outage in Branson, MO

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts ranged from 3 to 8 inches across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of snow was received from Hollister, with a measured 6.0 inches in Ridgedale and 3.0 inches in Branson. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 330 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Sporadic but widespread wind damage was reported throughout the city of Branson. Multiple trees were reported down, including some on vehicles. Several power lines and poles were also downed.

Trees and power lines were reported down across Highway 76 north of Brown Branch at Dalton Road.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across the Hollister, Kirbyville and Powersite areas.

Multiple power lines were reported down along Highway 265. The time was based on radar.

A large tree and a power line were reported down on Falls Parkway.

Several trees were blown down in Empire Park near Powersite.

A large tree was blown down on a house. Several trees were blown down at Table Rock Lake State Park. Several power lines were blown down. A couple floating docks were broke loose.

There were multiple power lines and trees blown down in the Branson area. Some trees blocked roadways.

Several power lines were blown down in downtown Branson.

A lightning strike at the Table Rock Dam damaged two of the four hydro-power generating units. These two units remained offline for about 30 days until repaired. Each turbine unit would normally generate 50,000 Mwh of electricity. Power generated at the hydro-dam was decreased by half of normal capacity. Time was estimated by radar.

Several power lines were blown down at 6th Street and College Street in downtown Branson.

The Branson AWOS reported at 55 mph wind gust. There were reports of several trees and power lines blown down across the county.

Several large trees and power lines were blown down between Forsyth and Taneyville.

Power outages were reported at the intersection of Highway F and 65, north of Branson.

A power line and large tree banches were blown down near downtown Branson.

Several large trees and power lines were blown down in the Branson area.

Several trees and power lines were blown down near Highway 65 and Highway 248.

Fifty to 80 mph wind gusts downed thousands of trees across much of Taney County. The northern half of the county was impacted the greatest as structural damage occurred to a modular home in Forsyth from a large tree falling on the structure. Several power poles across the northern half of the county were downed and resulted in power outages.

Fifty to 80 mph wind gusts downed thousands of trees across much of Taney County. The northern half of the county was impacted the greatest as structural damage occurred to a modular home in Forsyth from a large tree falling on the structure. Several power poles across the northern half of the county were downed and resulted in power outages.

A significant accumulation of freezing rain, sleet and snow resulted in treacherous travel conditions and scattered power outages. As many as 970 residences were without power. Ice accretion of near one quarter to three quarters of inch was followed by 3 to 5 inches of sleet and snow.

Wind gusts up to 60 mph knocked over numerous trees across Taney County. Widespread power outages resulted from these high winds.

A small tornado caused intermittent weak damage across western Taney County. The tornado touched down in an area between Branson and Table Rock Lake, and tracked into the community of Merriam Woods. Only minor damage to trees and power poles were observed.

A derecho swept over much of southwestern Missouri during the early morning hours of July 4th. Significant straight line wind damage occurred across much of Taney County. Several structures in the city of Branson suffered minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed.

A few trees and power lines were blown down from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

Strong to severe storms moved southeastward from northwest Missouri into the Ozarks during the morning and early afternoon of the 15th. The strongest storms within this storm complex produced wind gusts over 60 mph and caused damage to trees, powerlines and roofs mainly over southwest Missouri from Mount Vernon to Table Rock Lake.

This is the continuation of 70 to 90 mph straight line winds that blew across Stone County, and moved into southern portions of Taney County. Although numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county, the most concentrated area was from Cedarcreek to Protem in southeast Taney County, where over 400 trees and power lines completely blocked county roads for more than two days. During the height of the storm, Empire District Electric had approximately 3000 customers without power for more than 18 hours, plus fire and rescue personnel had to evacuate 12 people stranded on the dock at Gage's Long Creek Marina west of Ridgedale. In addition, the boat dock at Big Bear Resort was destroyed when the wind lifted the dock off the water, overturning it and all of the boats. A fuel spill occurred at a fuel station on Highway 165 when the fuel level gauge on an above ground storage tank was broken off by the wind. More than 100 gallons of fuel poured into the secondary containment enclosure. Two homes under construction off Highway 265 west of Branson were also damaged. Injuries were relatively minor, however one woman was injured on Fruit Farm Road south of Hollister when a shed she was in blew over.

Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole and power lines in the Branson area.