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EF3 Tornado — Howell, Missouri

2009-05-08 · near Olden, Howell, Missouri

$500K

Property damage

2.2 mi

Path length

800 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado impacted a rural area just north of Pomona. The tornado destroyed a frame home. Several cars were thrown 50 yards while two school buses were knocked over. One mobile home and one travel trailer were destroyed, and two outbuildings along with an auto shop were destroyed.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 170842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.