EF0 tornado in Maries County, Missouri

This tornado is an extension of the Phelps County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked into southeast Maries County. The tornado tracked directly over the Vichy Airport where it damaged four airplanes. Approximately 40 structures were damaged including a destroyed mobile home northeast of Vichy. As the storm moved across the airfield, the Vichy ASOS, located at the Rolla/Vichy airport, measured an 83 knot gust and a rapid change in wind direction.

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.