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EF2 Tornado — Howell, Missouri

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

$2.0M

Property damage

6.9 mi

Path length

880 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural sections of northern Howell County. The tornado damaged several homes and outbuildings. Numerous trees were also uprooted from the tornado. This tornado continued into southeastern Texas County.

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 173354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.