EF1 Tornado — Iron, Missouri

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

1.7 mi

Path length

150 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down around 4.5 miles east northeast of Vulcan and tracked to the northeast. As it crossed Highway F it uprooted several large trees. Then as it approached County Road 135 it uprooted or snapped off several more large trees before lifting and dissipating. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.67 miles and a max path width of 150 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 1173198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.