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EF1 Tornado — Benton, Missouri

2025-05-19 · near Racket, Benton, Missouri

$115K

Property damage

1.3 mi

Path length

500 yds

Path width

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261085. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.