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EF1 tornado in Bates County, Missouri

Tornado April 27, 2024 · Bates County, Missouri

EF1
Rating
2.5 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado began just east of Route YY and just south of State Highway 52 southeast of Butler in Bates County, where minor tree damage was observed. The tornado strengthened as it moved east-northeast toward SH 52, snapping or uprooting several trees at a residence just south of the highway. The fallen trees were in a variety of directions, confirming the presence of a tornado. The tornado continued along the highway east past Route N, where power poles were damaged and additional minor tree damage was observed. The last signs of damage were just east of Route N, where small limbs were downed at a residence.

The wider storm

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

Began near Butler (38.2161, -94.3123).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Bates CountyEF1 Gentry CountyEF0 Henry CountyEF0 Grundy CountyEFU Linn County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1177114. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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