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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
234 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/06/2024 TORNADO EVENT...

.CHEROKEE COUNTY TORNADO...
Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated peak wind:    80 mph
Path length /Statute/:  20.89 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start date:             May 6, 2024
Start time:             11:04 PM CDT
Start location:         2 miles S of Melrose
Start Lat/Lon:          37.00, -94.96

End date:               May 6, 2024
End time:               11:24 PM CDT
End location:           2 miles southwest of Lawton
End_lat/lon:            37.20, -94.68

A NWS Survey team confirmed that an intermittent EF-0 tornado
with maximum winds of 80 mph caused damage to multiple barns and
numerous trees to be uprooted or snapped. This is an extension of
a tornado out of Ottawa County, OK that occurred on the night of
May 6.

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 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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Melto