EF1 Tornado — Franklin, Missouri

2024-05-07 · near Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri

Event narrative

A tornado touched down at Sullivan High School causing minor damage to the walkway roof cover. Then it tracked to the northeast, crossing East Vine Street, snapping off several tree limbs and uprooting a pine tree. Then it heavily damaged a restaurant before crossing Highway 185. Some of the debris from the restaurant was lofted into the trees across the highway. It uprooted several more trees and snapped off numerous tree limbs before lifting and dissipating just past the end of Elm Springs Hill Drive. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 0.31 miles and a max path width of 150 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

During the night on May 6th, 2024, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across western Missouri and impacted the NWS St. Louis forecast area during the early morning of May 7th. While damaging straight-line wind was observed across parts of the region, three QLCS tornadoes were detected.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1173102. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.