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EF1 tornado in Livingston County, Missouri
Tornado October 24, 2021 · Livingston County, Missouri
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Livingston County → Linn County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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
A large and long-tracked tornado formed just northeast of Chillicothe and proceeded into Linn County. The tornado stayed over mainly rural areas of Livingston County, but still impacted a few residences and outbuildings in the east central part of the county. This is the first section of the tornado that tracked into Linn County and impacted Purdin, Missouri.
The wider storm
On the afternoon of October 24, 2021, several tornadoes formed across northern Missouri. These tornadoes produced some isolated damage, but mostly remained over open territory. The most impactful tornado formed near Chillicothe, and went on to produce EF-2 damage in Purdin, Missouri. There were no reported injuries from these tornadoes despite the visible heavy damage in certain locations.
Began near Eversonville (39.8778, -93.4205).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 991490. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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