EF1 Tornado — Crawford, Missouri

2024-05-08 · near Jake Prairie, Crawford, Missouri

2.2 mi

Path length

75 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down on Jakes Prairie Road, about 6.5 miles northwest of Cuba. It uprooted and snapped off several large trees, then it tracked to the east. As it approached Four Mile Road it either uprooted or snapped off several more large trees before lifting and dissipating on Pleasant Valley Road, just west of intersection with Highway 19. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 2.24 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

The bi-state region was threatened with severe thunderstorms on May 8th. Numerous supercells produced very large hail most of the day, and a small QLCS produced multiple tornadoes in southeast Missouri.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1173127. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.