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EF1 tornado in Jasper County, Missouri

Tornado May 19, 2013 · Jasper County, Missouri

EF1
Rating
0.5 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$200K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An EF-1 tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of Palimino and 13th Street. approximately 2 miles east of Carthage. Numerous trees were uprooted and power lines blown down. Several outbuildings were destroyed. Time was estimated. Winds were estimated between 90 to 100 mph.

The wider storm

A strong negatively titled upper level trough developed over the central portions of the country. A slow moving cold front moved into the Missouri Ozarks. This setup caused for several rounds of severe and slow moving thunderstorms which lead to widespread wind damage, large hail, and several low end tornadoes along with isolated flooding due to heavy rainfall.

Began near Carthage (37.1672, -94.2801).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Newton CountyEF1 Barton CountyEF1 Stone CountyEF1 Barry CountyEF0 Dade CountyEF0 Cedar CountyEF0 Morgan CountyEF0 St. Clair County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 441619. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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