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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
413 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/26/2024 Tornado Event...

.Overview...
A supercell thunderstorm developed the evening of Friday, April 26,
2024 along the Linn (KS) and Bourbon (KS) County border, moving
east through between 5 and 7 PM CDT. Several reports of brief
tornadoes were reported as the storm moved east-northeast into
Missouri, along the Bates (MO) and Vernon (MO) county lines and
through 7 PM as it moved into far northwestern St. Clair (MO) county
and finally Henry (MO) county. Additional survey information will be
provided by NWS Springfield for damage paths in Bourbon (KS),
Vernon (MO), and St. Clair (M0) county.

A second area of storms in far northwestern Missouri resulted in two
confirmed tornadoes, the first in far northeastern Holt county, south
of Skidmore via the fire department. The second tornado was part of
a supercell that developed a few miles south of the Iowa border in
Worth County. A tornado was reported about 1 mile south of the
border, before it intensified into southern Ringgold County Iowa.
WFO Des Moines has more information on the bulk of the path.

.Bates County (Northeast Rich Hill, MO) #1...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50-70 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April 26, 2024
Start Time:             6:36 PM CDT
Start Location:         10 Miles NE Rich Hill, MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.16/-94.14

End Date:               April 26, 2024
End Time:               6:41 PM CDT
End Location:           11 Miles NE Rich Hill, MO
End Lat/Lon:            38.16/-94.13

*Survey Summary: Damage was primarily to trees with minor damage
to shingles and siding of a single family home and outbuilding.


.Bates County (Southwest Appleton City, MO) #2...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.17 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50-70 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April 26, 2024
Start Time:             6:42 PM CDT
Start Location:         3.5 Miles SW of Appleton City, MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.17/-94.10

End Date:               April 26, 2024
End Time:               6:49 PM
End Location:           2.5 Miles SW of Appleton City, MO
End Lat/Lon:            38.17/-94.08

*Survey Summary: Damage was primarily to trees.


.Eastern Clinton, MO/Henry County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April, 26, 2024
Start Time:             7:32 PM CDT
Start Location:         1.3 Miles SE of Clinton, MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.35/-93.72

End Date:               April 26, 2024
End Time:               7:35 PM CDT
End Location:           1.4 Miles SE of Clinton, MO
End Lat/Lon:            38.35/-93.71

*Survey Summary: Damage was confined to two outbuildings made of
corrugated steel and wood.


.South of Skidmore, MO - Holt County...

Rating:                 EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  Unknown
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April, 26, 2024
Start Time:             6:14 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 Miles S of Skidmore, MO
Start Lat/Lon:          40.25/-95.08

End Date:               April 26, 2024
End Time:               6:15 PM CDT
End Location:           2 Miles S of Skidmore, MO
End Lat/Lon:            40.25/-95.08

*Survey Summary: Fire Department reported a weak tornado
visible in open country. No damage to trees or structures
reported.


.Northern Worth County Missouri...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1 mile
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April, 26, 2024
Start Time:             7:23 PM CDT
Start Location:         0.70 Miles NW of Irena, MO
Start Lat/Lon:          40.56/-94.41

End Date:               April 26, 2024
End Time:               7:26 PM CDT
End Location:           1.25 Miles N of Irena, MO
End Lat/Lon:            40.57/-94.39

*Survey Summary: Very minor damage to a single family home.
Damage path continues into Ringgold County Iowa.

&&

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 events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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WFO EAX/Kurtz