EF2 Tornado — Jefferson, Missouri

2025-03-14 · near Morse Mill, Jefferson, Missouri

Event narrative

At approximately 9:18 PM a tornado began just south of Morse Mill, MO causing damage to trees and homes as it moved northeast. The worst damage in Jefferson County occurred in the southwest corner of Arnold where the roof of a residence was torn off on Shelley Lynn Drive. The tornado then passed into south St. Louis County. In Jefferson County the tornado had a path length of 20.9 miles and a maximum path width of 850 yards. It was rated an EF2.

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 1241376. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.