EF0 Tornado — Iron, Missouri

2024-05-08 · near Vulcan, Iron, Missouri

Event narrative

A tornado touched down 1.8 miles southeast of Annapolis, between Highway 49 and Highway F. As it tracked to the east northeast it uprooted or snapped off several large trees before crossing Highway F, then lifted and dissipated. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.59 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 1173195. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.