F1 Tornado — Barton, Missouri

2002-12-18 · near Lamar Muni Arpt, Barton, Missouri

Wider weather episode

The tornado initially touched down and destroyed a mobile home and uprooted trees one mile northwest of Jasper. The tornado then tracked northeast to three miles southeast of Boston where three homes were destroyed at the intersection of highway JJ and 126. A silo and barn were also destroyed with heavy irrigation equipment overturned. The tornado then tracked to two miles southeast of Kenoma where a mobile home and barn were destroyed. A fatality occurred at this location as the tornado destroyed a mobile home with one individual inside. Several additional homes were damaged and out buildings were destroyed further to the northeast.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5326101. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.