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EF0 tornado in Reynolds County, Missouri

Tornado May 26, 2024 · Reynolds County, Missouri

EF0
Rating
4.5 mi
Path length
279 yd
Path width
$500
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 279 yards (0.16 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

A tornado touched down north of Ellington along Highway F, causing minor tree damage. The tornado moved northeastward crossing Highway Y where it produced minor roof damage to an outbuilding. It then dissipated along Highway 21 while producing minor tree damage along its path. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 4.47 miles and a max path width of 279 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Exchange (37.2468, -91.0312).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 St. Louis CountyEF1 Madison CountyEF0 Reynolds CountyEF0 Reynolds CountyEF0 Jefferson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1181705. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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