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NWUS53 KSGF 291659
LSRSGF

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1159 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0725 PM     Tornado          1 ENE Whitakerville     38.22N 93.35W
04/17/2026                   Benton             MO   NWS Storm Survey

            A combination of NWS ground surveys and
            reanalysis of satellite data concluded that
            an EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds
            of 100 mph occurred east of Whitakerville,
            which was south of other previously
            identified tornadoes in the Warsaw area.
            Satellite data revealed that the tornado
            began within a forested area between Highway
            83 and Highway 65, creating a 150-yard wide
            scar of uprooted trees. Eyewitness accounts
            then reported rotation crossing Highway 65
            where tree damage became more light and
            intermittent east of Highway MM. The tornado
            then damaged roofing of an add-on building
            of the Warsaw High School where video showed
            lofting and rotation of the roofing
            material. After producing damage over 1.6
            miles in approximately 2 minutes, the
            tornado then dissipated around Kindle road
            where it uprooted trees within a narrow
            corridor.


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