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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
138 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 5/21/2024 Tornado Event...

.Overview...
A fast moving line of thunderstorms traversing west central
Missouri Tuesday evening resulted in a sporadic path of wind
damage from near Clinton Missouri through Calhoun Missouri in
Henry County. NWS Damage Survey team found a brief EF-0 tornado
along this path, associated with a tightening circulation, and
damage consistent with that of a tornado.

.Calhoun...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/21/2024
Start Time:             05:26 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 E Calhoun / Henry County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.4652 / -93.593

End Date:               05/21/2024
End Time:               05:28 PM CDT
End Location:           2 E Calhoun / Henry County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            38.4675 / -93.58840000000001

Survey Summary:
At 5:26 PM CDT a brief EF-0 Tornado occurred east of Calhoun, MO
just north of MO Hwy OO. The tornado lifted the roof off of a
metal outbuilding, tossing the metal sides and roof to the north
and northwest as well as some of the lighter contents of the
structure. The tornado continued to track northeast for
0.30 miles, resulting in minor tree debris.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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