Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
004 NOUS43 KPAH 292246 PNSPAH ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-301100- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Paducah, KY 546 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 /646 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/24 Tornado Event in southeast Missouri- Update 1 ... .Update...Track extended into Oregon County ..Ripley/Butler County Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 42.57 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 06:15 AM CDT Start Location: 4 SW Gatewood / Ripley County / MO Start Lat/Lon: 36.5208 / -91.1246 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: Further survey work discovered thi tornado connected with a 4.1 mile track in Oregon County.The total path length would be 47.1 miles. A garage was pulled off of a cabin near the start of the track near Fourche Creek Conservationarea. The track then twisted to the south of Doniphan andcontinued northeastward towards Fairdealing. Wind appears to have caught the overhang of the roof of a home and mostly removed itpulling down some exterior walls in the process. The track thencontinued into the western edge of Poplar Bluff with minor roofand shingle damage to homes. Hundreds of trees were uprooted andsnapped along the tornadoes entire path. Several homes sustained gutter and shingle damage along the path. && 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. $$ CW/AD/JS/JGG