EF0 tornado in Benton County, Missouri
Tornado April 17, 2026 · Benton County, Missouri
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A National Weather Service survey concluded an EF0 tornado caused damage to a building on 83 and Highway MM southeast of Warsaw. This tornado is also damaged multiple trees in the area which was confirmed via Sentinel-2 satellite data analysis. The tornado had maximum winds of 80 mph and was on the ground for about 0.4miles with a width of 200 yards.
The wider storm
A vigorous low-pressure system and cold front pushed through the Plains and the Ozarks, interacting with a warm, moist air mass as a strong upper-level trough and a veered wind profile created high wind shear and instability. This set the stage for supercellular development that evolved into bowing line segments. This setup brought destructive straight-line wind gusts of 60-70 mph, with isolated gusts reaching up to 75 mph. Hail up to 2 inches occurred and 5 tornadoes touched down in Benton and Morgan Counties.
Began near Whitakerville (38.2300, -93.3500).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329353. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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