EF1 tornado in Ozark County, Missouri
Tornado May 8, 2009 · Ozark County, Missouri
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 440 yards (0.25 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 storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted a rural section of northwest Ozark County. The tornado destroyed seven outbuildings and damaged three houses. Tree damage was intense, particularly near the intersection of County Road 950 and County Road 955.
The wider storm
An intense squall line impacted extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks with mainly damaging winds. However, 19 tornadoes along with large hail was also observed. Due to the straight line nature of the winds, damage was widespread and intense.
Began near Toledo (36.7759, -92.6369).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
16 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 170840. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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