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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

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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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Kurtz