EF1 Tornado — Reynolds, Missouri

2025-03-14 · near Ruble, Reynolds, Missouri

Event narrative

A tornado that originated in Oregon County, MO and caused EF-3 level damage in Carter County, MO tracked into southern Reynolds County where it busted out the glass of a single family home. From there it continued northeast, uprooting and snapping trees along a track that passed just south of Grady and ended at Highway H. The tornado lifted here at approximately 10:29 PM. In Reynolds County the tornado was rated EF-1 with a path length of 9.22 miles and a maximum path width of 50 yards.

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 1241383. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.