EF1 tornado in Christian County, Missouri

A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted the community of Highlandville. Numerous structures sustained damage including a church at the intersection of Highway 160 and Kentling Road. The tornado continued eastward and crossed Highway 65 approximately one half of a mile south of the Highlandville exit. Several outbuildings and highway advertisement signs sustained damage in this area.

An unusual mid winter tornado outbreak occurred over southwest and central Missouri. 31 tornadoes struck the region within a 15 hour time frame on 7 January into early morning 8 January. Two tornadoes intensified to EF-3 status while five tornadoes caused EF-2 damage. All other tornadoes during this outbreak were surveyed and given EF-0 and EF-1 status. Multiple training supercells spawned most of these tornadoes that occurred along the Interstate 44 corridor. Toward the end of this episode, a broken squall line spawned numerous EF-0 and EF-1 tornadoes across the southern Missouri Ozarks.