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EF1 Tornado — Benton, Missouri

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

$148K

Property damage

4.3 mi

Path length

500 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph caused widespread uprooted and snapped trees along with power lines downed. Several barns suffered varying degrees of damage along with the roof of one home.

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 1261086. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.