EF0 tornado in Jefferson County, Missouri

A tornado touched down near Hillsboro High School where some trees were topped. It moved across the football field where bleachers, hurdles and other school equipment were destroyed and blown up to 300 yards down the track of the tornado. Tree damage continued from the back side of the Hillsboro High School toward the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Several buildings, including barns and small outbuildings suffered major roof failures and numerous trees were uprooted across the fairgrounds with debris tossed up to 200 yards to the east northeast. The tornado continued east damaging the roof of a social services building and tossing insulation in the trees. It crossed Business Highway 21 topping more trees and causing minor roof damage to a number of homes on Micah Lane. The tornado dissipated near Lake Wauwanoka Road with only a few limbs broken off. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 1.14 miles and a max path width of 75 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.