EF0 tornado in Crawford County, Missouri
Tornado March 24, 2019 · Crawford County, Missouri
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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
The tornado began on the south side of the Huzzah River approximately 8 miles east northeast of Steelville where a barn was damaged. The tornado then tracked generally eastward hitting a farmstead at the end of Mullen Road. Most of the damage consisted of downed trees and broken branches. Several outbuildings and two small grain bins were destroyed, along with superficial damage to two homes. The remainder of damage consisted of downed trees and branches as the tornado tracked eastward through the northern edge of Butts, just missing a large outdoor outfitter and recreational area on the Courtois Creek. The tornado ended within a valley east of the intersection of Thunder Valley Road and Christy Mine Road, less than one mile from the Crawford/Washington County line. The tornado was rated EF0 with estimated peak winds of 85 mph. The path length was 5.75 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported with this tornado.
The wider storm
As a strong cold front moved through the region, severe storms developed mainly along and south of Interstate 70. There were numerous reports of large hail, as well as some wind damage and 3 tornadoes.
Began near Butts (37.9998, -91.2153).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 816288. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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