EF1 tornado in Taney County, Missouri
Tornado May 8, 2009 · Taney County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Taney County → Christian County → Douglas County → Douglas County → Douglas County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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 tornado touched down in rural sections of the county and caused damage to a home and numerous outbuildings on Essray Road. Intense tree damage also occurred as the tornado tracked into southeastern Christian County.
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 Swan (36.7784, -93.0298).
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 175145. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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