EF1 Tornado — Shelby, Missouri

2017-03-06 · near Maud, Shelby, Missouri

Event narrative

Tornado touched down on County Road 503, just south of the intersection with Highway Y. A barn was destroyed in this location with the damage rated EF1. The tornado tracked to the northeast causing scattered tree and building damage. As the tornado crossed County Road 426, just west of the intersection with Highway A, it destroyed a farm outbuilding. The tornado then crossed U.S. Highway 36 and hit the South Shelby High School. The school suffered minor roof damage, a couple of storage buildings were destroyed, and the baseball field backstop was destroyed. The press box was blown off the football field bleachers and destroyed. One home just northeast of the high school had a portion of its roof blown off. Intermittent tree and farm outbuilding damage continued until about 5.2 miles northeast of Shelbina. One injury occurred. A man was cut on the forehead by flying debris and required stitches. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 18.47 miles and max path width of 150 yards.

Wider weather episode

As a cold front moved across the region, a squall line developed and moved rapidly east across the forecast area. There were numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and 8 tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 685091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.