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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
822 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2026 /922 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2026/
...ADDITIONAL TORNADO DOCUMENTED FROM MAY 16, 2025 TORNADO
OUTBREAK...
UPDATE
VIDEO DOCUMENTATION RECENTLY SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE
SHOWS A SATELLITE TORNADO AS PART OF THE STORM THAT PRODUCED A
STRONG EF3 TORNADO NEAR SIKESTON, MO ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 16,
2025. THIS IS NOW THE 11TH DOCUMENTED TORNADO FROM THAT DAY AND
63RD FOR 2025 IN THE NWS PADUCAH AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
.SCOTT COUNTY SATELLITE TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.64 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/16/2025
START TIME: 03:59 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 SW VANDUSER / SCOTT COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 36.9636 / -89.7157
END DATE: 05/16/2025
END TIME: 04:01 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SSW VANDUSER / SCOTT COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 36.9644 / -89.7042
SURVEY SUMMARY:
VIDEO DOCUMENTATION WAS SUBMITTED TO NWS PADUCAH SHOWING A
SATELLITE TORNADO ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERCELL THAT PRODUCED AN EF-
3 TORNADO NEAR SIKESTON, MO, OCCURRED JUST NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD
464 IN AN OPEN FIELD. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A CENTER PIVOT
IRRIGATION SYSTEM BEING OVERTURNED AND SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 0.64 MILES AND HAD AN ESTIMATED
MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THANK YOU TO RHYS WARD FOR COMPILING
AND SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION OF THIS PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED
TORNADO.
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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