EF2 tornado in Stone County, Missouri

An EF-2 tornado tracked from near Kimberling City near Joe Bald Road to 1.5 miles west of Branson where it crossed the county line into Taney County. Estimated maximum wind speeds were from 120 to 130 mph. Maximum path width was 400 yards. Path in Stone County was nearly eight miles and the overall length was approximately 22 miles. Damage was reported to 30 homes in Kimberling City, as well as the Joe Bald, Indian Point, Compton Ridge and Gobbler's Mountain areas. Significant damage occurred to the Kimberling Inn. At the Port of Kimberling Marina, four large boat docks were damage or destroyed and nearly 150 boats were damaged though only one was sunk. The tornado track continued into Taney County and struck Branson, Missouri.

A strong system moved across the Midwest and brought a round of severe storms to the Ozarks late on the 28th and early on the 29th of February. A squall line with embedded bows and super cellular type storms produced large hail and very strong damaging winds along with several deadly and destructive tornadoes.