Strong winds damage business at Doniphan

Strong winds damaged a home and business in Doniphan around 8:15 a.m. this morning, officials say.

Ripley County Emergency Management Agency Director Brian Byrd estimates a path of damage stretching about one mile. Most of the damage was on Highway 142 East, about one-half mile from Doniphan.

Boats were flipped over at Current River Marine Sales on Route 3, and the glass was blown out of a wide glass door, Byrd said. A carport between two buildings there was also flipped over, he said.

Winds believed to have topped 60 miles per hour flipped over boats at Current River Marine Sales in Doniphan and did other damage around 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6.Photo provided by Brian Byrd

A tree limb was blown through a roof next door to the business.

About three-fourths of a mile away a portion of a roof was blown off of a house.

Additional trees were down and other minor damage occurred, he said.

Strong winds flipped over boats in the Doniphan area around 8:15 a.m. Thursday. Photo provided by Brian Byrd

Byrd estimates winds topped at least 60 miles per hour, and says readings at the Doniphan fire department were at 46 miles per hour.

Byrd believes the incident was limited to strong winds.

Doniphan has also seen some minor flooding, including at the Current River Heritage Museum on Washington Street, he said.