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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
126 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 15, 2026 CLINTON, MO TORNADO EVENT
CLINTON, MO TORNADO 1
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 98 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.50 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/15/2026
START TIME: 06:03 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 SSW CLINTON / HENRY COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 38.3369 / -93.7908
END DATE: 04/15/2026
END TIME: 06:07 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 ESE CLINTON / HENRY COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 38.3649 / -93.7634
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED THROUGH 5:30 PM WEDNESDAY
EVENING INTO SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY. AT 6:03 PM, THIS STORM
RESULTED IN A TORNADO BEGINNING SOUTH OF CLINTON, MO NEAR THE
LAKE. AS IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST, INTO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE
CITY, THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED TO EF 1 WITH A PEAK WIND SPEED OF
98 MPH AS IT CROSSED E. CALVIRD RD. THE TORNADO WEAKENED TO
EF 0 BEFORE ENDING NEAR E. CLINTON ST. AND S. 8TH ST. THIS WAS
THE FIRST OF TWO TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.
CLINTON, MO TORNADO 2
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.85 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/15/2026
START TIME: 06:09 PM CDT
START LOCATION: CLINTON / HENRY COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 38.3736 / -93.7703
END DATE: 04/15/2026
END TIME: 06:09 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NE CLINTON / HENRY COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 38.3951 / -93.751
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS IS THE SECOND TORNADO THAT RESULTED FROM A SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPED IN HENRY COUNTY AND IMPACTED CLINTON,
MO. THE NWS SURVEY TEAM FOUND A GAP IN DAMAGE AND SECURITY VIDEO
FROM HENRY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED A SECOND TORNADO
DEVELOPED FROM THE SAME PARENT MESOCYCLONE. THIS SECOND TORNADO
BEGAN NEAR E. LINCOLN ST AROUND 6:09 PM AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST
TO N. 6TH ST, FOLLOWING ALONG THE KATY TRAIL AND INTO THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE CITY, CROSSING HWY 7 JUST WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF HWY 52.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
BLAIR/CAROTHERS/WATSON/KURTZ
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