EF1 tornado in Benton County, Missouri
Tornado May 19, 2025 · Benton County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Benton County → Benton County → Benton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A NWS survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado pushed a mobile home off its block, damaged outbuildings and snapped trees along a track west of Racket just east of the Henry Benton County line. Maximum wind speeds were determined to be 105 mph.
The wider storm
A strong storm system pushed into the area during the afternoon of May 19, 2025 and persisted into the evening and overnight hours. This system produced 8 tornadoes across the area, along with widespread wind damage and between 1 and 5 inches of rainfall. The intense rainfall led to some localized flash flooding, areal flooding and river flooding.
Began near Racket (38.2900, -93.5100).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1261085. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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