EF1 Tornado — Iron, Missouri

2025-05-19 · near East End, Iron, Missouri

0.9 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief tornado touched down in far northern Iron County where it downed and damaged numerous trees along Highway DD. The tornado then continued into Washington County.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264474. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.