EF0 Tornado — Linn, Missouri

2023-08-11 · near North Salem, Linn, Missouri

1.3 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief EF-0 tornado began just south of Highway O in far northern Linn County just south of the Linn and Sullivan County line. The tornado initially damaged some trees and small outbuildings before moving to the east and damaging the roof, siding, and garage doors of a newly built barndominium type building on the north side of Highway O just west of the Highway O and Highway V intersection. The tornado traveled just over a mile and was on the ground for about 3 minutes. Thanks to the Linn County EM for their assistance on the survey.

Wider weather episode

On the evening hours of August 11th into early morning August 12th, storms brought hail, damaging winds, flash flooding, and even a brief tornado to northern Missouri.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.0300, -93.0000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1137153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.