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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Springfield MO

440 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for May 7, 2024 Tornado...



.Overview...NWS Survey determined that an EF0 tornado touched down near 

Lowry City, MO early in the morning of Tuesday May 7, 2024...



Rating:                 EF-0

Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph

Path Length /statute/:  1 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards

Fatalities:             0 

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             May 7, 2024

Start Time:             12:28 AM CDT

Start Location:         3 miles Southeast of Lowry City, St Clair County, MO

Start Lat/Lon:          38.1025 / -93.7422



End Date:               May 7, 2024

End Time:               12:30 AM CDT

End Location:           2 miles south of Lory City, St Clair County, MO

End Lat/Lon:            38.1074 / -93.7252



An NWS survey team determined that tornado touched down near the intersection 

of County Roads NE201 and NE550 and extended to County Road 301, causing tree 

damage in a convergent manner. The tornado damage extended within a path of 

intermittent wind damage to trees that extended from the intersection of 

Highways B and E through to Highway HH.





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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph

EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph

EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph

EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph

EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph

EF5...Violent...>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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