1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The St Louis radar (KLSX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:08 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The 1st in a series of 5 small tornadoes struck just northeast of Potosi along Highway 21. The Potosi Lumberyard was severely damaged. Seven people were injured with one kept overnight at a local hospital.
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