F2 Tornado — Polk, Missouri

2003-05-04 · near Dunnegan, Polk, Missouri

Wider weather episode

This tornado is a continuation of the Cedar County tornado that produced F-3 damage in the city of Stockton. The tornado remained on the ground across rural sections of northern Polk County. The tornado destroyed 180 homes and outbuildings while damaging 70. The structural damage was estimated at 3.7 million dollars, with an additional one million dollars of agricultural loss. The tornado continued on the ground into extreme southeastern Hickory County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5358442. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.