EF0 Tornado — Reynolds, Missouri

2024-05-26 · near Redford, Reynolds, Missouri

3.3 mi

Path length

276 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down at the intersection of Highway K and County Road 310, almost a mile south of Redford, snapping off several large tree limbs. Then the tornado tracked to the northeast. More large tree limbs were snapped off as it crossed Highway O just east of Redford. As it approached Highway K again, it snapped off more large tree limbs before lifting and dissipating around 2.8 miles east northeast of Redford. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 3.27 miles and a max path width of 276 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and early evening of May 26, 2024, ten tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis metropolitan area and southwest Illinois from a mix of supercells and QLCS modes. This occurred alongside numerous reports of large hail of up to 2.5 inches in diameter and damaging winds of up to 81 mph. Thankfully, there were no reported injuries or fatalities with these thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181699. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.