Tornado Reports
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| 22:57Z | EF0 | KEAX | MO | Ray | Millville | A weak tornado began just west of the intersection of Highway B and Highway K in rural Ray County, MO where a structure sustained minor roof damage and a toppled chimney. The tornado continued to the east, crossing Highway K just north of the small community of Millville. The tornado then damaged a house and several outbuildings at the intersection of Highway E and E 176th Street. It was around this time that the tornado began displaying a tornado debris signature on EAX radar. The tornado then continued east approximately down E 176th street, doing minor damage to a house, trees, outbuildings, and tossing hay bales a short distance just past the intersection of E 176th St and Wickstrom Road. After this point, no more damage was noted. |
| 00:17Z | EF0 | KEAX | MO | Saline | Malta Bend | Live stream from a storm chaser showed a brief tornado that began just ENE of Malta Bend near Highway 65 and continued to the east about 1.5 miles before ending. |
| 04:13Z | EF2 | KDVN | MO | Knox | Baring | The tornado began on the southeast side of town just southeast of the Highway K and Dairy Avenue intersection. The tornado quickly strengthened as it moved northwest producing EF2 damage southwest of the intersection. A farm outbuilding was completely destroyed, several grain bins were thrown 1/4 to 1/2 mile downwind, and a home was heavily damaged with the roof and several walls removed. The tornado then crossed Highway K and the railroad tracks and moved through the center of the town of Baring. In Baring, 6-7 businesses and 62 homes were damaged. Notable was the post office which was heavily damaged with the removal of the roof and several walls. The tornado then exited town tracking to the northwest producing damage to a farm outbuilding on the east side of Highway 15 and damage to trees on the west side of the highway. The tornado dissipated shortly thereafter. Overall the tornado was rated EF2 with a path length of 1.64 miles. The max path width was 450 yards. Two people sustained minor injuries and no deaths were reported. |
| 07:24Z | EF1 | KLSX | IL | Adams | Marcelline | The tornado developed about three quarters of a mile south southwest of Marcelline, IL around 2:24 AM on August 5th, 2023. It tracked to the east-northeast, crossing Illinois Route 96 just north of 2400th Avenue, snapping tree limbs and displacing power poles. Further northeast, it then crossed N 2450th Avenue where it caused damage to a few homes and trees in the area. After crossing E 900th Street north of the intersection with N 2450th Avenue, it crossed E 953rd Lane and caused additional damage to a home, an outbuilding, and trees. The tornado lifted after this damage, around 2:31 AM. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 2.87 miles. The max path width was 200 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).