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EF1 tornado in Henry County, Missouri

Tornado May 19, 2025 · Henry County, Missouri

EF1
Rating
3.5 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An EF-1 tornado began in far southeast Henry County near Highway Z,

where it caused significant damage to a house and surrounding outbuildings

and trees (peak winds at this location were 105 to 110 mph). It then caused significant tree damage along Highway Z and along SE 1051 Rd. Significant tree damage associated with the circulation was observed as far east as SE 1231 Rd north of Finey Church. Significant straight line wind tree damage was observed to the southeast of the tornado path across far southeast Henry County, mostly along Route Z and Route ZZ.

The wider storm

During the afternoon and evening hours of May 19th, a strong storm system brought widespread severe weather to Missouri.

Began near Mt Zion (38.2262, -93.5916).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Buchanan County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1246204. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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