Tornado Reports
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| 22:17Z | EF0 | KSHV | AR | Hempstead | Belton | The tornado downed several trees along and west of West Hempstead 40 Road and moved northeast across Highway 371 where it downed several large trees and the powerlines adjacent to the highway. |
| 00:20Z | EF0 | KMOB | AL | Washington | Yellow Pine | Rain wrapped tornado crossed U.S. Highway 45 north of Fruitdale, moving northeast. Minor tree damage observed. |
| 00:26Z | EF1 | KLZK | AR | Saline | Grape | Emergency management reports indicated two homes were destroyed, two homes suffered major damage, and 18 homes had minor damage. A fire station was damaged, and numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| 02:19Z | EF1 | KLZK | AR | White | Center Hill | Emergency management reports indicated one home and two mobile homes were destroyed, three homes received major damage, and 16 homes received minor damage. Two chicken houses had roof damage. One business, which repaired cars and farm equipment, was destroyed. A fire station and church suffered damage. Trees and power lines were knocked down. Two people received minor injuries. |
| 02:53Z | EF1 | KLZK | AR | White | Sunnydale | One garage was destroyed and another was shifted off its foundation. A couple of sheds were destroyed and a carport was blown away. Trees were blown down. |
| 03:09Z | EF2 | KLZK | AR | Cleburne | Pearson | A home was destroyed on South Sawmill Road, and the three occupants in the home were thrown out into a field. A 79 year-old man lost his life. The man's wife, 75 years old, suffered serious injuries, as did their grandson, 23 years old. The washer, dryer, and water heater from the home were found about 750 feet away in some brush. A mobile home on the same property was destroyed. Six other homes received minor damage. Some trees and power lines were blown down. A motorist on Arkansas Highway 107 was injured when his pickup truck was blown off the road. |
| 03:30Z | EF1 | KLZK | AR | Independence | Hutson | In the Maple Springs area, three new chicken houses were destroyed and six others were damaged. More than 80,000 chickens were killed or turned loose. A large grain truck was overturned onto a farm tractor. A mobile elevator was destroyed, as were two sheds. Two travel trailers were overturned. |
| 04:25Z | EF1 | KLSX | MO | Osage | Westphalia | A tornado touched down less than a mile west of Westphalia in northwest Osage County. A couple of large tree limbs were blown down in this location. The tornado travelled to the north northeast across U.S. Highway 63 to about 1.5 miles north of Westphalia, where it caused minor damage to two homes and downed large tree branches. The tornado continued to move to the north northeast crossing the Maries River. Tree damage was observed along the southern shore of the river. The tornado then moved across a large flood plain and struck a large cluster of oak and cedar trees at a farmstead on a ridge. Some of the oak trees were three feet in diameter and were either uprooted or snapped at the base. There were a couple of small utility buildings that were destroyed northeast of this area. There was also a row of cedar trees blown down to the northeast showing a convergent pattern. The damage width over this area was 60 yards and the damage was rated EF1. The tornado continued to skip and partially grazed a second farmstead and damaged two small buildings and trees. The tornado continued to skip across U.S. Highway 50 approximately half a mile west of Loose Creek before it ended on County Road 412, about a mile northwest of Loose Creek. The total damage track was 6.6 miles long. |
| 04:34Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | Callaway | Mokane | A tornado touched down one mile north of Highway 94 on Highway PP. Several large tree branches were blown down in this location. A small utility building was damaged on a farmstead along Highway PP. The tornado continued to move to the north northeast for about eight tenths of a mile before lifting and dissipating. It was rated EF0 with a max damage width of 40 yards. |
| 04:36Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | Callaway | Mokane | A tornado touched down on the western and northern sides of South Callaway High School and Elementary School. The tornado initially hit the west side of the football stadium damaging the stands. The tornado then moved north northeastward and caused minor damage to the northern part of the roof of the elementary school. Additional damage occurred on the western side of the softball field in which the two dugouts were destroyed and the fence surrounding the baseball field was damaged. A number of trees were uprooted west of the baseball field. The tornado was travelling uphill and crossed Highway C approximately one and a half miles northwest of Mokane. Additional minor tree damage was found off of Highway VV approximately 3.5 miles north of Mokane before lifting and dissipating. The tornado had a max width of 40 yards, a path length of 3.7 miles and was rated EF0. |
| 05:30Z | EF1 | KNQA | MO | Ripley | Owenmont | The tornado touched down about two miles southeast of Doniphan on the south side of Highway 142, then moved northeast for about a mile and a half. One occupant of a 16-foot camper trailer sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital when the camper overturned. A rental business building was severely damaged. Insulation, some metal roofing, and wall panels were blown up to a few hundred yards away. Several barns were destroyed. About a dozen trees were blown down. About 400 utility customers lost power for several hours when a pole blew down. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. The tornado damage then transitioned to straight-line wind damage east of Doniphan. |
| 09:05Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Scott | Raworth | The tornado started in the Bienville National Forest, just to the southwest of Federal Road 508A. As it crossed the road, it snapped and uprooted large numbers of pine trees. This was where the tornado reached its maximum intensity, EF-1 with 100 mph winds, and width of 400 yards. The tornado continued northeast, crossing Clifton Road. The tornado was narrower and somewhat weaker here, but was still topping numerous pine trees and uprooting several hardwood trees. The tornado then continued northeast and crossed Clifton-Hillsboro Road. Numerous trees were downed near a home along this road, and fences were damaged in a field behind the home. Several large pine trees were downed across the road, and power lines were downed as well. The tornado continued northeast as it weakened, downing a few trees and damaging a carport before diminishing at Hillsboro-Ludlow Road. |
| 09:09Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Scott | Hillsboro | The same parent supercell thunderstorm spawned a second path of tornadic damage to the northwest of the first tornado. This tornado started along Clifton Road, where a number of pine trees were topped and several others were snapped or uprooted. The tornado tracked northeast across Tadpole Road, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, including several large hardwood trees downed across the road itself. The tornado dissipated as it crossed Clifton Hillsboro Road. It was determined to be an EF1 with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).