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Tornado May 19, 2025 · Jefferson County, Missouri

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Not rated
2.4 mi
Path length
1 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1 yards (0.00 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An NWS Storm Survey revealed an EF-U tornado northwest of Olympian Village.

The wider storm

A mesoscale convective complex rolled through Missouri during the overnight hours of May 19th. Though central, east-central, and northeast Missouri also experienced severe weather, the bulk of the event occurred in southeast Missouri. There, 7 confirmed tornadoes touched down. Luckily no injuries or fatalities were reported. Further north, the St. Louis metropolitan area was hammered with up to 2 inch hail.

Began near De Soto Arpt (38.1543, -90.4818).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Iron CountyEF1 Crawford CountyEF1 St. Francois CountyEF0 Washington CountyEF0 Reynolds CountyEF0 Ste. Genevieve County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1264463. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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