Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
303 NOUS43 KEAX 041730 PNSEAX KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-050530- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1230 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 04/26/2024 Tornado Event Update 1... .Update... After initial NWS Survey, Henry County EM found additional damage along the track of the supercell Friday, April 26, 2024, night. In looking at the photos and compared to damage found earlier in the track, and radar, it appears a second brief EF-0 tornado occurred east of Clinton, north of the airport along MO HWY 7. .Overview... A supercell thunderstorm developed the evening of Friday, April 26, 2024 along the Linn (KS) and Bourbon (KS) County border, moving east 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. .Henry Co. 2... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.77 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/26/2024 Start Time: 07:36 PM CDT Start Location: 4 E Clinton / Henry County / MO Start Lat/Lon: 38.3647 / -93.6909 End Date: 04/26/2024 End Time: 07:37 PM CDT End Location: 4 NW Coal / Henry County / MO End Lat/Lon: 38.3659 / -93.6769 Survey Summary: Survey completed by Henry Co. EM && 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. $$ Kurtz