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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
421 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 4/29/2025 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE
UPDATE
AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO WAS IDENTIFIED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ELWOOD. THIS IS THE SEVENTH TORNADO OF THE APRIL 29, 2025
TORNADO EVENT. SURVEYS ARE STILL ONGOING.
ELWOOD
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.55 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/29/2025
START TIME: 09:24 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SSE BOIS D'ARC / GREENE COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 37.2075 / -93.4775
END DATE: 04/29/2025
END TIME: 09:25 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 SE BOIS D'ARC / GREENE COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 37.2174 / -93.4521
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ELWOOD AROUND 9:24 AM. IT PROGRESSED NORTHEAST FOR A LITTLE OVER
A MINUTE BEFORE DISSIPATING TO STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AT
9:25 AM APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELWOOD. THE TORNADO
HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1.55 MILES, A WIDTH OF 50 YARDS, AND
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 90 MPH. MANY TREES WERE UPROOTED
IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, WITH SOME TREES FALLING ON A RESIDENCE.
IT ALSO DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A BARN AND OUTBUILDING.
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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