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EF1 tornado in Pike County, Missouri

Tornado June 28, 2015 · Pike County, Missouri

EF1

Rating

2.5 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

A tornado touched down just west of County Road 301 just south of intersection with County Road 304. As it traveled to the east, it snapped off numerous trees and tree limbs. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 61 just north of Highway OO, knocking over several more trees before lifting and dissipating. No structural damage occurred with this tornado. Overall, it was rated EF1 with a path length of 2.48 miles and a max path width of 50 yards.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the region triggering showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms produced tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.

Began near Edgewood (39.2543, -91.0863).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 St. Charles County EF0 Callaway County EF0 Pike County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 597914. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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