EF2 Tornado — Dunklin, Missouri

2018-02-24 · near Wilhelmina, Dunklin, Missouri

Event narrative

The tornado tracked from Clay County, AR to Dunklin County. Most of the damage was in Malden where a number of homes were damaged. A few homes, trees and power poles were damaged from the St. Francis River to Malden. The path was intermittent. The tornado crossed into New Madrid County and then lifted. Estimated peak wind along the entire track was 115 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front interacted with a very unstable airmass across the Midsouth during the afternoon and evening hours of February 24h. All facets of severe weather occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 740038. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.