EF1 tornado in Greene County, Missouri
Tornado December 1, 2018 · Greene County, Missouri
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 60 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An EF-1 tornado developed approximately 3 miles west of Republic and tracked northeast and dissipated within the city limits of Republic. Two large barns were destroyed and numerous trees were uprooted. Several homes sustained minor roof damage.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes developed within a Quasi-Linear Convective System that moved across the region during the late evening of November 30th and continued into the early morning of the 1st. The parent storm system intensified over the southern Plains and tracked northeast into northern Missouri. Widespread severe wind gusts between 60 and 80 mph, hail and isolated tornadoes occurred. Seven tornadoes were confirmed over southwest and south central Missouri. The tornadoes were rated EF-0 to EF-1 based on NWS Storm Surveys. Unfortunately, there was one fatality that occurred in Aurora, Missouri when a tornado struck a local motel.
Began near Republic (37.1100, -93.5300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 796742. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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