EF1 tornado in Warren County, Missouri

After crossing into Warren County from Montgomery County, it destroyed a barn and garage on Engemann Farm Road. The tornado continued east causing damage to trees along Case Road and then expanded as it crossed Massas Creek Road to nearly 150 yards. It is at this point that the greatest tree damage occurred with numerous trees uprooted, twisted and snapped in a convergent pattern near the creek. The tornado then crossed Highway B and Centennial Drive with more large trees uprooted and some minor damage to outbuildings and residences noted. The tornado continued east, destroying a pole barn west of Hickory Health Ranch Road, and uprooting more trees along State Highway EE and Missouri Highway U. The tornado crossed Highway 47 south of Warrenton causing roof damage to a building of a private campground and then dissipated east of the campground in rural Warren County. Overall, there was a continuous path of damage observed from Rhineland (Montgomery County) to two miles south southeast of Warrenton, Missouri (east of Missouri Highway 47- Warren County). It was rated EF1 with a path length of 21 miles and a max path width of 150 yards.

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.