024  
NOUS43 KEAX 211812  
PNSEAX  
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-  
043>046-053-054-220615-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
112 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2025  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/19/2025 BUCHANAN COUNTY TORNADO  
 
   
OVERVIEW  
 
AN EF-0 TORNADO BEGAN SOUTH OF ST. JOSEPH IN BUCHANAN COUNTY AND  
TRACKED TO THE EAST/NORTHEAST. SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG  
THE PATH AS WELL AS MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS.  
   
BUCHANAN COUNTY TORNADO  
 
RATING: EF-0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.3 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 05/19/2024  
START TIME: 8:31 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: 6 SOUTH SAINT JOSEPH / BUCHANAN COUNTY / MO  
START LAT/LON: 39.68 / -94.83  
 
END DATE: 05/19/2025  
END TIME: 8:38 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: 4 NNW AGENCY / BUCHANAN COUNTY / MO  
END LAT/LON: 39.69 / -94.75  
 
 
 
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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