EF1 tornado in Iron County, Missouri
Tornado May 8, 2024 · Iron County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Iron County → Iron County → Madison County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado touched down in the southwestern portion of Arcadia, near the intersection of W. Maple Street and S. Main Street. As it tracked to the east it uprooted or snapped off several large trees as it crossed Highway 21 and tracked along Highway 72. It eventually moved northeast, skirting the south shore of Lake Killarney snapping off more trees before lifting and dissipating near Ozark Drive. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 4.08 miles and a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Arcadia (37.5850, -90.6350).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173202. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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