EF1 Tornado — Bates, Missouri

2024-04-27 · near Altona, Bates, Missouri

Event narrative

NWS Storm Survey confirmed a relatively long-track QLCS EF-1 tornado. This EF1 tornado began just south of Route 18 east of Passaic. Some of the worst damage of the tornado affected a farm property, where one outbuilding collapsed, another had a garage door blown off, and multiple trees were damaged or uprooted. Large debris from the damaged property was blown well northeast, in some cases over 100 yards. The tornado tracked northeast, damaging a grove of trees to the south of SH 18 and producing minor damage to an outbuilding and mobile home on the north side of the highway. The tornado then tracked northeast to Route T, producing sporadic tree damage and some minor property damage. The damage track continues east-northeast along County Road 13004, with continued sporadic tree damage. One of the larger trees fell onto a residence, damaging the property as well as to power lines. Intermittent tree damage continues northeast to Route BB and County Road 13003, with more significant tree damage eastward along Sunset Drive just west of the Henry County line. Damage becomes more intermittent eastward into Henry County, with no damage observed a half mile past the county line. However, much of this area north of 400 Road in Henry County is inaccessible, so it is possible the tornado continued a short distance longer to the north or northeast of the end of the track.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon and evening hours of April 27, severe storms impacted much of the WFO Kansas City county warning area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1177106. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.