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EF1 tornado in Moniteau County, Missouri

Tornado April 27, 2024 · Moniteau County, Missouri

EF1
Rating
1.7 mi
Path length
30 yd
Path width
$200K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down along Alexander Road just east of intersection with Hays Road at 10:59 pm (northeast of Tipton, MO) snapping off several power poles. It tracked to the east snapping off several large trees, destroying an unoccupied mobile home, and causing minor roof damage to an outbuilding. Then the tornado veered, tracking to the northeast and causing damage to an open sided outbuilding after crossing over Cross Lane Road. The tornado soon lifted and dissipated just south of Old Twelve Highway. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.70 miles and a max path width of 30 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms entered central and northeast Missouri overnight on April 27th, causing isolated bouts of wind damage and a single tornado before de-intensifying within a few hours of arrival.

Began near Tipton (38.6690, -92.7430).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1172720. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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