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Tornado in Atchison County, Missouri

Tornado June 28, 2024 · Atchison County, Missouri

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Not rated

0.1 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 20 yards (0.01 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

Multiple reports of a tornado near the Missouri River northwest of Corning. Radar imagery paired with various photos and videos suggests it was about one mile east of the Missouri River west of the intersection of Route Z and I Avenue. With no damage, will go down as a brief EF unknown.

The wider storm

During the afternoon and evening hours of June 28th, storms brought severe weather to portions of NW and western Missouri. Additionally, around 11 pm on June 28th, a lightning strike killed a 53 year old man at the Holden Rodeo.

Began near Nishnabotna (40.2900, -95.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1275476. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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