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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
701 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/26/2024 TORNADO EVENT...


.3 E of Myrtle Tornado Impacts SE Oregon County Before Moving Into
Ripley County...

Rating: EF0
Estimated peak wind: 80 mph
Path length: 4.1 miles
Path width: 400 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start date:             May 26, 2024
Start time:             6:04 AM CDT
Start location:         3 E Myrtle, Oregon County, MO
Start Lat/Lon:          36.5094, -91.1988

End date:               May 26, 2024
End time:               6:12 AM CDT
End location:           3 SE Calm, Oregon County
End_lat/lon:            36.5215, -91.1256

The combination of an NWS Storm Survey and reports from the
public led to the determination that an EF-1 tornado touched down
early Sunday morning to the east of Myrtle in far southeast Oregon
County. One home suffered siding damage and an outbuilding was
destroyed, along with numerous trees suffering damage that ranged
from limb damage to being uprooted along County Road 288 before
the tornado crossed the Eleven Point River near the Myrtle Access
and then crossed into Ripley County north of County Road 286.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies Tornadoes into the
following categories.

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

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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