EF0 tornado in Madison County, Missouri
Tornado May 8, 2024 · Madison County, Missouri
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 334 yards (0.19 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 3.8 miles southwest of Fredericktown on County Road 503, uprooting a large tree. The tornado tracked to the northeast towards Fredericktown, crossing over U.S. Highway 67, just south of intersection with Highway 72. On the northwest side of town it caused minor shingle damage to one house and blew down a few more large trees. Then on the north side of town, the tornado it blew a large portion of roof off of an open sided outbuilding, tore off a car port roof on a house and uprooted or snapped off several more large trees. The tornado then lifted and dissipated on Schulte Lane, just west of Highway 72. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 4.27 miles and max path width of 334 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 Millcreek (37.5450, -90.3610).
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 1173203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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