EF0 Tornado — Montgomery, Missouri

2023-08-12 · near Wellsville, Montgomery, Missouri

2.5 mi

Path length

40 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Middletown, on the west side of Swope School Road, just north of intersection with Highway A. In this location, several trees and tree branches were blown down. The tornado moved to the southeast, crossing Highway A and then as it crossed Trinity Church Road, several large tree limbs were snapped off and blocked the road. The tornado continued to the southeast for almost two more miles with additional minor tree damage before lifting and dissipating near the intersection of Nagel Road and Poppy Road, about 4 miles south southwest of Middletown. Overall the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 2.54 miles and a max path width of 40 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

Overnight August 11th into August 12th, discrete supercells congealed into a convective complex. This system produced widespread wind damage from northeast Missouri and west central Illinois as far south as the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145212. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.