EF1 Tornado — Audrain, Missouri
2025-03-14 · near Martinsburg, Audrain, Missouri
Event narrative
In Madison County, the tornado mostly caused tree damage. The only structural damage was to a residence and an outbuilding on Highway C. From there, the tornado continued northeast before dissipating between the St. Francois River and Madison 418 at approximately 10:57 PM. In Madison County the tornado was rated EF-1 with a path length of 6.75 miles and a maximum path width of 770 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.
View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.3412, -90.5491)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241386. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.