EF1 Tornado — Franklin, Missouri

2025-03-14 · near Elmont, Franklin, Missouri

Event narrative

At 8:29 PM a tornado began near the community of Elmont, MO, producing EF1 damage primarily to trees and one large barn. The tornado moved quickly to the northeast, and produced additional tree damage along Missouri route 185, and along Ridge Road within the Long Ridge Conservation Area. The tornado then continued northeast before ending very near Highway 47. Near the end of its path, the tornado damaged several homes, outbuildings, telephone poles and trees within the southern outskirts of Union, MO. The most significant of this damage occurred near N Bend Road, where damage to a home and barn suggested maximum wind speeds of approximately 105 miles per hour.

Wider weather episode

During the late afternoon of March 14, 2025, numerous severe thunderstorms developed across central Missouri and tracked east. After sunset, these thunderstorms began producing tornadoes, some strong, causing several injuries in the St. Louis county warning area (CWA). In total, 13 tornadoes touched down in the CWA, making it one of the most active outbreaks on record for the St. Louis CWA. Seven of these tornadoes occurred at least partially in St. Louis's Missouri counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1232749. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.