Tornado in Missouri, September 22, 2006

Name: Tornado in Missouri, September 22, 2006
Start: 2006-09-22T19:15
End: 2006-09-22T19:23
Location: Missouri

September 22, 2006 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $1.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 22, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
635 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...TORNADO WATCH 787 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM...

.UPDATE...

DRYLINE EXTENDED ROUGHLY ALONG A AIZ-SGF-UMN LINE AT 23Z.  AIRMASS
TO THE EAST STILL VERY UNSTABLE WITH CAPES BETWEEN 1500-2500 J/KG.
SHEAR VALUES ALSO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELL STORMS...WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT AT THIS TIME. TORNADIC
THREAT HAS SHIFTED MORE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.

EXPECT THE NEXT ROUND OF STORMS TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES OUT IN THE ROCKIES AND APPROACHES THE AREA.

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 00Z TAFS...KSGF AND KJLN TERMINALS WILL SEE VFR THROUGH
ABOUT 05Z. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER
SUNSET. HAVE PUT VCTS BOTH TERMINALS AFTER 05Z...BECOMING -SHRA AS
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH AFTER 12Z.  VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN FORECAST BY
18Z.

GAEDE

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

SEVERE AND POTENTIALLY TORNADIC STORMS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF BULGING
DRYLINE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...IN VERY UNSTABLE AND STRONG SHEARED
AIRMASS EAST OF HIGHWAY 65. DATA FROM 16Z KSGF SOUNDING SHOWED LOW
LEVEL CAP ERODED BY 11 AM WITH 3600+ J/KG CAPE AND 0-3KM STORM
RELATIVE HELICITIES OVER 350 M2/S2. BY 230 PM MOST OF THE STORMS
WERE EXITING THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA.

WITH DEWPOINT TEMPS STILL HOVERING IN THE LOWER/MID 60S ALONG AND
EAST OF A JOPLIN TO VERSAILLES LINE...AND UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
STILL OUT TO OUR WEST...DO NOT THINK WE ARE TOTALLY IN THE CLEAR
JUST YET. HOWEVER...TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED SOMEWHAT WITH
VEERING LOW LEVEL WINDS AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR.

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...

WILL MAINTAIN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE FORECAST WITH HIGHEST
CHANCES OVER THE EAST FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. EXPECT TO SEE
ADDITIONAL STORMS DEVELOP AHEAD OF MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. AS MAIN
TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA WITH SURFACE COLD FRONT...YET ANOTHER
ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT MAINLY A
STRAIGHT LINE WIND THREAT WITH THE LATER ROUNDS OF STORMS.

TERRY
&&

LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT - THURSDAY)...
THIS PERIOD APPEARS TO BE QUIET IN THE WAKE OF OUR ONGOING STORM
SYSTEM.  COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD THROUGH A CANADIAN AIRMASS THAT WILL
SCOUR MOISTURE FROM THE DEEP SOUTH AND INTO THE GULF.  THIS WILL
LIMIT ANY POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVE WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  THERE
MAY BE A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES MIGRATING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST
FLOW DURING THESE PERIODS...BUT WEAK LIFT AND LOW MOISTURE MAY ONLY
YIELD CLOUD COVER.

THE GFS SUGGESTS THAT A STRONGER WAVE COULD IMPACT THE REGION BY
WEDNESDAY.  MOISTURE WILL STILL BE LACKING HOWEVER BETTER LIFT WITH
THIS SYSTEM JUSTIFIES SOME CHANCE POPS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.  FOLLOWED THE MEX POPS NUMBERS WITH THESE PERIODS.  FALL
LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE OBSERVED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK
WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND 80S...AND LOWS RANGING FROM THE 40S TO THE
MID 50S.

CRAMER
&&

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 22, 7:00 PM CST, 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
800 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-231100-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
800 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED TORNADOES...
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS..

  DISCUSSION:

  STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI FROM NORTHERN ARKANSAS.  THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS
  SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL
  BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO
  CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

  THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.  THUNDERSTORMS MAY
  REDEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
  GREATEST HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
  AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. AT THIS TIME...THE TORNADO
  THREAT APPEARS MINIMAL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WOULD BE MOST LIKELY
  NEAR THE ARKANSAS BORDER.

  HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
  ACROSS ALL OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERSONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 CAN EXPECT HAIL
  UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH. A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

  HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH MID EVENING
  ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEOSHO TO OSAGE BEACH. SPOTTERS AND
  EMERGENCY MANAGERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
  SHOULD MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
  EVENT CLOSELY.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

GAEDE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 22, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
635 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0220 PM     TORNADO          ST. JAMES               38.00N 91.61W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 2 INJ *** POSSIBLE TORNADO...NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND
            POWER LINES DOWN. CONSIDERALBE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
            SEVERAL BUILDINGS. SEMI TRUCK AND BUS OVERTURNED ON I 44
            NEAR ST.JAMES. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE REPORTED TO STRIP MALL
            IN TOWN AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 2
            INJURIES.

&&

SCHULTZ

Local storm report, Sep 22, 5:43 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
643 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0435 PM     HAIL             AVA                     36.95N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E2.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            70 SKYLIGHTS AT WALMART SUPERCENTER BROKEN AT HIGHWAY 76
            AND KK HIGHWAY.

&&

SCHULTZ

Local storm report, Sep 22, 6:12 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
712 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0100 PM     HAIL             2 N ELDRIDGE            37.86N 92.75W
09/22/2006  E1.25 INCH       LACLEDE            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0108 PM     HAIL             DECATURVILLE            37.91N 92.70W
09/22/2006  E0.75 INCH       CAMDEN             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0123 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N WET GLAIZE          37.95N 92.53W
09/22/2006  E60.00 MPH       CAMDEN             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WINDS ESTIMATED AT GREATER THAN 60 MPH ALONG WITH DIME
            SIZE HAIL.

0124 PM     HAIL             MONTREAL                37.97N 92.59W
09/22/2006  E0.75 INCH       CAMDEN             MO   POST OFFICE

0130 PM     HAIL             HOUSTON                 37.33N 91.96W
09/22/2006  E1.00 INCH       TEXAS              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0150 PM     HAIL             DIXON                   37.99N 92.09W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0150 PM     HAIL             HOUSTON                 37.33N 91.96W
09/22/2006  E0.88 INCH       TEXAS              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0201 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ROLLA              37.98N 91.73W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TWO LARGE TREES DOWN ONE BLOCKING HIGHWAY E.

0205 PM     HAIL             VICHY                   38.11N 91.76W
09/22/2006  E0.88 INCH       MARIES             MO   POST OFFICE

0206 PM     HAIL             4 NE ROLLA              37.99N 91.72W
09/22/2006  E2.75 INCH       PHELPS             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0212 PM     HAIL             ROLLA                   37.95N 91.77W
09/22/2006  E0.88 INCH       PHELPS             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT THE ROLLA AIRPORT.

0220 PM     TORNADO          ST. JAMES               38.00N 91.61W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 2 INJ *** POSSIBLE TORNADO...NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND
            POWER LINES DOWN. CONSIDERALBE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
            SEVERAL BUILDINGS. SEMI TRUCK AND BUS OVERTURNED ON I 44
            NEAR ST.JAMES. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE REPORTED TO STRIP MALL
            IN TOWN AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 2
            INJURIES.

0229 PM     TORNADO          2 E ST. JAMES           38.00N 91.58W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   PUBLIC

            UNCOMFIRMED REPORT,LOCATED ALONG INTERSTATE 44.

0418 PM     HAIL             8 NNE AVA               37.06N 92.60W
09/22/2006  E2.00 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TWO INCH HAIL HALFWAY BETWEEN MANSFIELD AND AVA. RELAYED
            BY KYTV.

0430 PM     HAIL             AVA                     36.95N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E1.00 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0431 PM     HAIL             GOODHOPE                36.91N 92.81W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0432 PM     HAIL             AVA                     36.95N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0432 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRADLEYVILLE            36.78N 92.91W
09/22/2006                   TANEY              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN BRADLEYVILLE. HIGHWAY 76 IS BLOCKED

0435 PM     HAIL             AVA                     36.95N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E2.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            70 SKYLIGHTS AT WALMART SUPERCENTER BROKEN AT HIGHWAY 76
            AND KK HIGHWAY.

0435 PM     HAIL             AVA                     36.95N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E2.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BASEBALL AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN AVA

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW AVA                36.90N 92.72W
09/22/2006                   DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 76 BETWEEN AVA AND GOODHOPE

0435 PM     HAIL             AVA                     36.95N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E2.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE HAIL DAMAGED 2 AUTO WINDSHIELDS AT THE AMBULANCE
            SHED IN AVA

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W AVA                 36.95N 92.75W
09/22/2006                   DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON KK HIGHWAY OFF OF 76 HIGHWAY. SEVERAL TREES
            DOWN ON K HIGHWAY WEST OF AVA OFF OF HIGHWAY 14.

0435 PM     HAIL             AVA                     36.95N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E2.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE HAIL DAMAGED AUTOS AT COPELAND FACTORY IN AVA. SOME
            UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF HAIL DAMAGE TO HOMES IN AVA.
            RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.

0441 PM     HAIL             8 N AVA                 37.07N 92.66W
09/22/2006  E4.25 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
            MANAGER IN MOUNT ZION AREA

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E AVA                 36.95N 92.64W
09/22/2006                   DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN 2 MILES NORTH ON HIGHWAY 95 OFF OF HIGHWAY 14.
            TREES NOT ON THE ROADWAY.

0450 PM     HAIL             1 S MANSFIELD           37.09N 92.58W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0452 PM     HAIL             5 W NORWOOD             37.11N 92.51W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0455 PM     HAIL             MANSFIELD               37.11N 92.58W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WRIGHT COUNTY EM REPORTED A PICKUP TRUCK WITH HAIL DAMAGE
            ON HIGHWAY 5 AND HIGHWAY 76. RELAYED BY DOUGLAS COUNTY
            EM.

0455 PM     HAIL             MANSFIELD               37.11N 92.58W
09/22/2006  E1.75 INCH       WRIGHT             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0539 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 SW POMONA             36.81N 91.99W
09/22/2006                   HOWELL             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0542 PM     TSTM WND GST     ROLLA                   37.95N 91.77W
09/22/2006  E70.00 MPH       PHELPS             MO   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH. ONE TENTH OF A MILE OFF 1-44 AT
            MILE MARKER 184.

0558 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 NW ROLLA              38.01N 91.85W
09/22/2006                   PHELPS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&
PRELIMINARY SUMMARY...ADDITIONAL REPORTS MAY BE ADDED AS THEY COME
IN.

IZZI

Local storm report, Sep 22, 6:51 PM CST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
751 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW AVA                36.92N 92.70W
09/22/2006                   DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN. DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOME. REPORTED AS A POSSIBLE
            BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR HWY 76 AND KK.

&&

DSA

Local storm report, Sep 22, 6:53 PM CST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
753 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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

0740 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MYRTLE                  36.51N 91.27W
09/22/2006                   OREGON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSING IN THE MYRTLE AREA.

&&

DSA

Special weather statement, Sep 22, 7:14 PM CST, 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
814 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

MOZ104-230145-
TANEY-
814 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR TANEY COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CDT...

AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FORSYTH TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF OMAHA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORSYTH TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRANSON...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN TANEY COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD THESE STORM BECOME SEVERE.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

IZZI

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Tornado, Phelps

When: September 22, 7:15 PM CST to 7:23 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, 3 mi W of St James
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $1.5 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 38.000, -91.667

A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a tornado tracked across a section of northeast Phelps County, and through the community of St. James. Several structures were heavily damaged including a Walmart distribution center, the Manchester Packing Plant, and the St. James Middle School. The tornado dissipated three miles east of St. James, just prior to crossing into Crawford County. No injuries occurred from the tornado.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5533255.