Tornadoes · United States · Missouri · 2026
EF1 tornado, Fidelity to Parshley, Missouri, June 13, 2026
From Fidelity to Parshley, this EF1 tornado ran 1.2 miles across Jasper County on June 13, 2026, touching down at 11:24 PM CDT and reaching 150 yards wide. It killed nobody.
Preliminary. This is NWS SGF's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as Fidelity Tornado. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The survey
- Rating, as surveyed
- EF1, preliminary
- Date
- June 13, 2026
- Touchdown
- 11:24 PM CDT (04:24 UTC)
- Lifted
- 11:25 PM CDT (04:25 UTC)
- On the ground
- 1 minutes
- Path length
- 1.2 miles (2.0 km)
- Path width
- 150 yards (137 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Jasper County
- Touchdown point
- 37.065, -94.295
- Lift-off point
- 37.072, -94.275
- Highest wind the damage implies
- 90 mph
- Surveyed by
- NWS SGF
- The office's name for it
- Fidelity Tornado
- Survey last edited
- June 16, 2026
- Record number
- None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.
What the survey found
The National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90mph touched down 1 mile east southeast of Fidelity. The tornado lifted and rolled a secured carport before moving to the east northeast. Multiple trees were were uprooted or snapped off between 4 and 6 feet up along an intermittent path to a home along County Road 120. There were multiple 2 to 3 foot in diameter trees downed in a convergent pattern, with a home suffering significant roof and structural damage from the fallen tree. In addition, a truck was crushed under the a tree before the tornado lifted just east of the home in an open field.
Written by NWS SGF in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.
The damage survey
9 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS SGF, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 90 mph.
- uprooted trees at Apple Road and Hwy 59/I-49 in Fidelity.
- Large oak tree uprooted facing east.
- Multiple large tree limbs and excessive 3 inches down, tops out of trees. One large hardwood uprooted onto a home with the tree falling to the southeast.
- Large metal carport lifted and rolled to the east. Large branches out of trees. Indications are that the carport was initially lifted to the north and then rolled to the east.
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
Severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and damaging winds occurred late in the evening of June 13, 2026. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and river flooding. Between 3 and 6 inches of rainfall fell with this system. Some fatalities occurred from the flooding.
The National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90mph touched down 1 mile east southeast of Fidelity. The tornado lifted and rolled a secured carport before moving to the east northeast. Multiple trees were were uprooted or snapped off between 4 and 6 feet up along an intermittent path to a home along County Road 120. There were multiple 2 to 3 foot in diameter trees downed in a convergent pattern, with a home suffering significant roof and structural damage from the fallen tree. In addition, a truck was crushed under the a tree before the tornado lifted just east of the home in an open field.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Enhanced Risk, with a 0.05 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 01:01 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, 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 tornado touched down at Jun 13, 6:24 PM CDT, 5 hours earlier. Its key messages:
- Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon through tonight. Damaging wind gusts of 70-80 mph will be the primary severe risk, with hail and brief tornadoes as secondary hazards.
- A Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area through Sunday morning. Moderate (Level 3 of 4) risk for Excessive Rainfall through tonight due to recent heavy rains, elevated streamflows, and saturated soils.
- Active weather returns from mid to late next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 6:24 PM CDT, 5 hours before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
624 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms this
afternoon through tonight. Damaging wind gusts of 70-80 mph
will be the primary severe risk, with hail and brief tornadoes
as secondary hazards.
- A Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area through Sunday
morning. Moderate (Level 3 of 4) risk for Excessive Rainfall
through tonight due to recent heavy rains, elevated
streamflows, and saturated soils.
- Active weather returns from mid to late next week.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 246 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Synoptic & Mesoscale Overview:
A closed upper-level low was slowly pivoting northeast toward
the Hudson Bay, with the attendant surface cold front extending
south-southwest through the Midwest and into the Plains. A
second, more diffuse front (from morning convection) was draped
across central and eastern Missouri. A remnant outflow boundary
was located across far southern MO and northern AR.
Scattered Storms this Afternoon:
A glance at satellite shows partial clearing across southern
Missouri in the wake of the morning precipitation along with
somewhat agitated cumulus along the aforementioned outflow
boundary across southwest MO and northern AR. Guidance has
wobbled on how much--or even if--convection initiates this
afternoon, but this area (roughly along and south of Highway 60)
will be the location to watch for a scattered severe
thunderstorm risk between 1pm and 5pm. With effective bulk
shear of 30-40+kt and sufficient destabilization (the big
question mark), supercells capable of producing isolated hail
to golf balls and damaging wind gusts. Overall confidence in
occurrence is low.
Enhanced Severe Risk this Evening and Tonight:
The higher confidence severe thunderstorm risk is late this
evening into tonight. Initial supercells are likely to develop
ahead of the cold front in northwest Missouri, northeast Kansas,
and southwest Iowa amidst steep lapse rates, moderate deep-layer
shear, and rich moisture. Upscale growth into clusters and
linear segments is likely as the front pushes southeast into
southwest Missouri and our southeast Kansas counties. If storms
can remain discrete, hail up to golf balls will be possible
along with damaging winds. As storms grow upscale, damaging
winds will be the primary hazard. Bowing segments will be
capable of producing gusts of 70-80 mph. Low-level shear will
initially be modest but increase with time as the low-level jet
increases, so a few tornadoes will also be possible. Storms will
gradually diminish in intensity as they push through southwest
Missouri with waning instability, possibly becoming outflow-
dominant.
Timing: Storm time of arrival has slowed slightly over the last
12 hours. Guidance suggests the leading edge of the
line/clusters reaches southeast Kansas/southwest Missouri
between 9pm and 11pm, the I-44 corridor between 11pm-2am, and
south-central MO between 2am-5am.
Flood Risk Tonight:
The Weather Prediction Center has maintained a Moderate Risk for
excessive rainfall across much of southwest Missouri and
southeast Kansas. Southwesterly flow will continue to transport
moisture into the area ahead of the cold front, with models pegging
PWATs at a soupy 2.2 to 2.4". Rain rates of 2-3 in/hr will be
possible with the strongest updrafts. Guidance continues to
depict a widespread 1-3 inches in total with localized pockets
near 6 inches, which would result in flash flooding.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 246 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Sunday-Monday:
Drier air will filter in behind the cold front on Sunday. Apart
from a few light showers that linger Sunday morning, mostly dry
conditions will persist through Monday along with pleasant
(below average) temperatures in the mid 70s.
Storm Chances Return Mid-week:
Ensembles depict a shortwave trough pivoting through the Midwest
Tuesday into Wednesday with a strengthening 500 mb jet. Low-
confidence rain chances exist late Tuesday into Wednesday as a
diffuse warm front lifts into the area.
Better thunderstorm chances arrive late Wednesday into Thursday
with the passage of a cold front. Global models depict strong
destabilization occurring ahead of the front within a corridor
of stronger shear under the enhanced 500 mb flow, which may
support the development of strong storms. SPC has highlighted a
broad 15% risk for severe weather across the Midwest and into
the Ohio Valley. Indeed, AI and machine learning guidance show a
signal for severe storms in a similar area.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 620 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to move across
southern MO this evening, with reduced visibilities and
ceilings expected. Flight conditions as low as MVFR to IFR
within heavy thunderstorms as a result of visibilities down to 1
to 3 miles and ceilings around 500 to 1500 feet. A break in
activity by late evening before a line of thunderstorms moves
the area, with gusty west-northwest associated with the
activity. Additional reduced flight conditions are likely to
persist as the complex moves through over the course of 2 to 4
hours. Behind the complex exiting south, MVFR ceilings around
1500 to 2500 feet persist behind the frontal passage.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 1230 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Setting the stage, many areas across western MO and southeast KS
have received over 2 inches of rainfall and localized areas received
over 6 inches of rain in the past seven days. A Flood Watch is in
effect for most of the area, excluding the far southeast Ozarks for
a widespread 2 to 4 inches of rain with localized higher amounts.
For elsewhere outside of the watch, those areas could see 1 to 2
inches of rain. Localized higher amounts are depicted with the
latest HREF LPMM showing corridors 5 to 7 inches. The exact
locations of these corridors will vary and will be best captured as
the event unfolds. The Weather Prediction Center captures the heavy
rain and flash flooding potential with a Moderate Risk (3 of 4) for
today and overnight into Sunday morning.
From a heavy rainfall/flood potential environment, the atmosphere
will be conducive for efficient rainfall rates as PWATs push
towards 2 inches. This will support rainfall rates of 1 to 3
inches per a hour within thunderstorms. It is worth noting that
rivers are elevated going into this evening, with soil moisture
between 20-40% for most areas in the Flood Watch. One hour FFG
of 1 to 2 inches could quickly be exceeded as thunderstorms
progress through the area. Given the setup in place, locally
considerable flash flooding, along with "isolated moderate river
flooding" (per the National Water Center) are in the forecast
for today through tonight.
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for KSZ073-097-101.
MO...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for MOZ055>058-066>071-
077>083-088>098-101>106.
&&
SHORT TERM...Didio
LONG TERM...Didio
AVIATION...Perez
HYDROLOGY...PerezHazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 4:19 PM CDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 419 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-142130- 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- 419 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Slight tornado risk. Slight hail risk. Enhanced thunderstorm wind damage risk. Elevated lightning risk. Significant excessive rainfall risk DISCUSSION... Slight (Level 2 of 5) to Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms this evening and tonight. Low confidence in isolated strong to severe storms south of the Highway 60 corridor this afternoon. This evening and tonight: A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moves through the area. Primary hazard is damaging wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph. Secondary hazard of large hail up to golf balls and a brief tornado or two. Moderate (Level 3 of 4) risk for excessive rainfall through tonight due to expected heavy rainfall, elevated streamflows, and saturated soils. Additional widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected, with localized rainfall amounts up to 6 inches possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorm chances return late Tuesday through Thursday. There is a slight risk of strong to severe thunderstorms, particularly across central Missouri. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at: http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket This product in graphical format...along with other weather... hydrological and climate information...at http://www.weather.gov/sgf Didio
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
618 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MOZ104-132345-
Taney MO-
618 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT TANEY COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM
CDT...
At 618 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Taneyville to near Forsyth to near
Hollister to near Indian Point. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Branson, Lake Taneycomo, Table Rock State Park, Bull Shoals Lake,
Table Rock Lake, Hollister, Forsyth, Merriam Woods, Kissee Mills,
Rockaway Beach, Bull Creek, Taneyville, Table Rock, Kirbyville,
Powersite, Protem, Rueter, Ridgedale, Ozark Beach, and Walnut Shade.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 9328 3652 9331 3663 9331 3670 9322
3681 9315 3681 9306 3674 9276 3650 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 298DEG 25KT 3673 9309 3665 9312 3659 9319 3658
9330
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
PriceSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 6:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
620 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MOZ093-101-102-132345-
Barry MO-Newton MO-McDonald MO-
620 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NEWTON...NORTHEASTERN MCDONALD
AND NORTHERN BARRY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...
At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Baxter Springs to near
Fairview to 8 miles west of Galena. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Neosho, Monett, Cassville, Seneca, Granby, Purdy, Loma Linda,
Wheaton, Butterfield, Fairview, Newtonia, Pioneer, Stella, Stark
City, Ritchey, Wheelerville, Jenkins, Mcdowell, Pleasant Ridge, and
Rocky Comfort.
This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3678 9462 3700 9462 3689 9364 3687 9361
3683 9361 3681 9358 3666 9358 3664 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 267DEG 25KT 3696 9462 3682 9400 3678 9362
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
PriceSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 9:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
909 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
KSZ097-101-MOZ077-088-140245-
Cherokee KS-Crawford KS-Barton MO-Jasper MO-
909 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...
CRAWFORD...WESTERN BARTON AND NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH
945 PM CDT...
At 908 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Walnut to near Arma to 8 miles southeast
of Mindenmines. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Lamar, Frontenac, Girard, Arma,
Liberal, Cherokee, Weir, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee, Mccune,
Nashville, Mindenmines, Franklin, Arcadia, Asbury, Lamar Heights, and
Hepler.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
southeastern Kansas...and southwestern and west central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3767 9500 3767 9462 3765 9461 3765 9457
3751 9421 3720 9463 3734 9508 3738 9507
3739 9509 3745 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 226DEG 23KT 3756 9499 3750 9475 3739 9447
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PriceLocal storm report, Jun 13, 10:46 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1046 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1044 PM Flash Flood Frontenac 37.46N 94.69W
06/13/2026 Crawford KS Fire Dept/Rescue
Multiple vehicles stalled due to flooding.
&&
TGThe air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Springfield, MO (KSGF), 00:00Z
4.4 hours before the tornado, 47 km from the path. June 14, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -243 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 1279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.3 K/km
Springfield, MO (KSGF), 12:00Z
7.6 hours after it, 47 km from the path. June 14, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6741 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 3.0 K/km
The surface observations
Joplin (JLN), 21 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 04:28 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
This ground now
The live radar over the trackEvery 2026 tornado in MissouriEvery tornado in Missouri since 1950Warnings in force in Missouri nowThe forecast where you are
The other tornadoes of June 13, 2026
4 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.
Sources
NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.