EF0 tornado in Jefferson County, Missouri
Tornado May 26, 2024 · Jefferson County, Missouri
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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 tornado touched down at the intersection of Highway 141 and Fiedler Lane blowing down a traffic light. As it tracked to the northeast it caused some minor siding damage to one house, uprooted at tree and blew down several large tree limbs. Further northeast it uprooted a large tree that landed on a house causing some porch and moderate roof damage. The tornado then lifted and dissipated. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.21 miles and a max path width of 100 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 Paulina Hills (38.4770, -90.4390).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1181710. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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