EF1 Tornado — Pettis, Missouri

2024-05-06 to 2024-05-07 · near Lamonte, Pettis, Missouri

9.7 mi

Path length

75 yds

Path width

Event narrative

An embedded circulation within a line of severe storms moving across the region resulted in an EF-1 tornado beginning northwest of Sedalia and continuing for 9.9 miles to the northeast. The tornado began shortly before 1 AM and lasted about 15 minutes.

Wider weather episode

In the late evening hours of May 6th and early morning hours of May 7th, several severe linear features moved through Missouri from west to east. These produced widespread 60 mph straight line wind damage with numerous embedded QLCS mesovortices and a few confirmed QLCS tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1188181. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.