EF0 tornado in Newton County, Missouri
Tornado May 16, 2015 – May 17, 2015 · Newton County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Craig County, Oklahoma → Delaware County, Oklahoma → Delaware County, Oklahoma → Ottawa County, Oklahoma → Ottawa County, Oklahoma → Ottawa County, Oklahoma → Newton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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 NWS Storm survey found an EF-1 tornado started in northeast Oklahoma and crossed into southwest Missouri near about 4 miles south of Seneca. The tornado lifted about 4 miles west of Neosho. Several outbuilding structures were completely destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted. The path width was approximately 200 yards wide and the path length was approximately 10 miles long. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph.
The wider storm
A strong upper level system moved through the Midwest region and produced a squall line of thunderstorms across the Missouri Ozarks. This squall line of storms produced numerous reports of wind damage and a few weak tornadoes.
Began near Seneca (36.7787, -94.6184).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 566506. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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