EF1 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
An National Weather Service survey concluded an EF1 tornado touched down southwest of Warsaw, crossing the lake, and tracking just east of Highway 65. The tornado flipped several mobile homes resting on blocks, damaged signs and roofing associated with stores along Highway 65, and created a pattern of tree damage including many uprooted or snapped, surveyed through in-person and Sentinel-2 satellite surveys. The tornado tracked for a little over 6 miles with a path width of 200 yards and maximum wind speeds of 90mph.
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 Tackner (38.2100, -93.4500).
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 1329354. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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