EF1 tornado in Wright County, Missouri
Tornado May 26, 2024 · Wright County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Wright County → Texas County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 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 NWS Storm Survey found that an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph caused extensive tree damage with numerous trees uprooted or snapped in Wright County before the tornado continued into Texas County.
The wider storm
A second round of severe thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon and evening on May 26, 2024. Supercell thunderstorms initialized over central Missouri and spread southward as rapid destabilization occurred along and east of Highway 65. 40-55 knots of deep layer shear combined with steep mid-level lapse rates and sufficient instability primed the atmosphere to produce all modes of severe weather. This included hail up to 4 inches in diameter, which caused extensive damage to cars and roofs in Webster County, as well as damaging winds and flooding. Four tornadoes touched down, including an EF-2 tornado in Shannon County, and an EF-3 tornado in Howell and Shannon counties.
Began near Dawson (37.2716, -92.3083).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1175165. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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