EF1 tornado in Newton County, Missouri
Tornado March 31, 2008 · Newton County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Ottawa County, Oklahoma → Newton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
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
This tornado is an extension of the Ottawa County, Oklahoma tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted sections of western Newton County. Several outbuildings were damaged and destroyed along with damage to several trees.
The wider storm
Eleven tornadoes and significant flash flooding occurred in response to several clusters of thunderstorms impacting the Missouri Ozarks. The ground was saturated from record rainfall in both the months of February and March.
Began near Seneca (36.8183, -94.6184).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
10 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 89900. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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