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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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