EF1 tornado in Christian County, Missouri

This is the continuation of the tornado that touched down and tracked from one mile northeast of Galena in Stone County, Missouri to six miles southwest of Chadwick in Christian County, Missouri. A National Weather Service Survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado that tracked a total of 23 miles from one mile northeast of Galena to six miles southwest of Chadwick. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 25 minutes along its total track with maximum wind speeds estimated at 100 mph. After tracking across Stone County the tornado then moved into southwestern Christian County were tree damage continued across the tornadoes path. A total of six outbuilding were damaged or destroyed along the tornadoes track in Christian County. One home sustained minor damage from fallen trees. Thousands of trees were estimated to have been damaged or uprooted along the tornadoes path.

Very moist and unstable conditions developed over the Missouri Ozarks ahead of an intense low pressure system over the southern Plains. Widespread severe storms developed over Oklahoma and eastern Kansas during the early morning hours and tracked eastward into the Springfield county warning area during the afternoon and evening. Very heavy rainfall, hail to tennis ball size, damaging winds in excess of 70 mph and 27 tornadoes occurred with this system as storms tracked repeatedly over the region. Four injuries were reported as a result of severe storms. One injury was near Mountain Grove and three were in southeastern Greene County were an EF-2 Tornado tracked. The resulting rainfall led to widespread flash flooding, which continued into the morning of May 1st, on head water streams and low water crossings. One live was lost when a camper along Hunter Creek in Douglas County drowned as the campground flooded.