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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
546 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 /646 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024/


...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/24 Tornado Event in southeast
Missouri- Update 1 ...

.Update...Track extended into Oregon County


..Ripley/Butler County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  42.57 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             06:15 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 SW Gatewood / Ripley County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          36.5208 / -91.1246

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               06:47 AM CDT
End Location:           2 SW Poplar Bluff / Butler County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            36.7437 / -90.44

Survey Summary:
Further survey work discovered thi tornado connected with a
4.1 mile track in Oregon County.The total path length would be
47.1 miles.

A garage was pulled off of a cabin near the start of the track near
Fourche Creek Conservationarea. The track then twisted to the south
of Doniphan andcontinued northeastward towards Fairdealing.
Wind appears to have caught the overhang of the roof of a home
and mostly removed itpulling down some exterior walls in the
process. The track thencontinued into the western edge of
Poplar Bluff with minor roofand shingle damage to homes.
Hundreds of trees were uprooted andsnapped along the
tornadoes entire path. Several homes sustained gutter
and shingle damage along the path.

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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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