EF0 Tornado — Stone, Missouri
2024-11-04 · near Elsey, Stone, Missouri
Event narrative
A NWS storm survey confirmed that a brief EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 77 mph, a path length of 1.40 miles, and a width of 50 yards occurred 1 mile west-northwest of Elsey in Stone County. This tornado uplifted roofs to an outbuilding and outbuilding sheds, caused roof damage to both a church and a home, and snapped several large tree branches.
Wider weather episode
Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms brought severe weather and flooding to southwest Missouri from November 4-5, 2024. A corridor of very heavy rainfall east of Springfield caused several rivers to reach major flood stage, with some locations experiencing record flooding. A total of four tornadoes were also observed on November 4, all of which were EF-0 in strength. Residual river flooding was observed through November 8, 2024 before flood waters began to recede.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219773. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.