EF1 Tornado — Boone, Missouri

2025-04-20 · near Cou Cotton Mem Arpt, Boone, Missouri

Event narrative

The tornado touched down at 5:18 PM about one mile north of Columbia along Rangeline Road. The tornado moved east, producing tree damage before passing just north of Albert-Oakland Park. Beyond Albert-Oakland Park the tornado took a northeast turn and crossed Highway 63. The tornado continued producing tree damage as it moved northeast toward Paris Road. The tornado was rated EF-1 with a path length of 3.31 miles and a maximum path width of 100 yards.

Wider weather episode

During the early afternoon on Sunday, April 20, 2025 (Easter Sunday) a severe thunderstorm developed in Miller County, Missouri and moved northward through Cole County and into Callaway County. The thunderstorm produced one EF-2 tornado near New Bloomfield, MO. This occurred ahead of a line of severe thunderstorms that formed in southwest Missouri and extended northward as it moved east. The line moved into mid-Missouri during the late afternoon hours and marched into eastern Missouri. It produced 4 tornadoes in Missouri and damaging wind reports across the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242838. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.