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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
1110 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024 /1210 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024/


...NWS Damage Survey for 05/29/24 Tornado Event in Ripley and
Butler Counties...


..EF-2 damage associated with a long-track tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  38.61 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             06:15 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 SSE Gatewood / Ripley County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          36.5051 / -91.0456

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:
This relatively long track tornado may have begun earlier but the
area is currently inaccessible. A garage was pulled off of a cabin
near the start of the track near Fourche Creek Conservation area.
The track then twisted to the south of Doniphan and continued
northeastward towards Fairdealing. Wind appears to have caught the
overhang of the roof of a home and mostly removed it pulling down
some exterior walls in the process. The track then continued into
the western edge of Poplar Bluff with minor roof and shingle
damage to homes. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and snapped 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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