EF1 Tornado — Sullivan, Missouri

2009-05-13 · near Milan, Sullivan, Missouri

Event narrative

An EF1 tornado touched down at 1610 CST, about two miles north-northeast of Milan. The tornado proceeded east-northeast, and lifted about three and a half miles south-southeast of Boynton, at 1635 CST. The tornado destroyed a mobile home and killed a female occupant. Numerous trees were uprooted or damaged.

Wider weather episode

During the evening of May 13, 2009, a series of powerful supercell storms developed ahead of a cold front, pushing southward out of Iowa and Nebraska. These supercell storms produced a wide array of severe weather, with large hail up to the size of golf balls and winds up to 60 mph reported. These storms marched across eastern Kansas and northern Missouri during the evening hours, with a strong supercell storm producing tornadic activity in parts of northeast Missouri. Damage surveys conducted

by the National Weather Service, in conjunction with emergency management, have

found evidence of three tornadoes in Sullivan and Adair counties. All tornadoes

appeared to have been produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. There were

three fatalities. Moderate to severe damage was reported, in the Kirksville area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 171718. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.