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EF0 tornado in Daviess County, Missouri

Tornado April 27, 2016 · Daviess County, Missouri

EF0

Rating

4.3 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 formed in southwest Daviess County and had intermittent ground circulations along a 4 mile path that saw it dissipate 2 miles southwest of Altamont, Missouri. This tornado remained in rural areas away from any structures, so little to no damage resulted from this tornado.

The wider storm

On the afternoon and evening of April 27, 2016 several thunderstorms formed across the region bringing mostly large hail and a few reports of damaging winds. There was one tornado that formed near Cameron and maintained an intermittent path toward the city of Winston. It mainly remained in rural areas, away from any structures, so no damage was reported from the tornado; however, several chasers and local EM gave visual reports of the intermittent tornado between Cameron and Winston.

Began near Winston (39.8200, -94.1300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 627673. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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