Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Table Rock Lake duck boat accident" in English language version.
The rare weather event to hit the Ozarks on July 19, the night the Ride the Ducks boat sank into Table Rock Lake, was a derecho, according to a preliminary report from the National Weather Service.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Shortly after lunchtime, a curved band of thunderstorms known as a derecho began taking shape in northern Kansas, blasting southeast with widespread 60 to 75 mph straight-line winds. It had been raging for most of the day before arriving in Branson.
On July 19, 2018, a significant derecho event occurred over southern Missouri resulting in wind gusts over 70 mph over much of southwest Missouri and the Table Rock Lake region.
Shortly after lunchtime, a curved band of thunderstorms known as a derecho began taking shape in northern Kansas, blasting southeast with widespread 60 to 75 mph straight-line winds. It had been raging for most of the day before arriving in Branson.
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