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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
416 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/15/2026 TORNADO EVENT [HARTSHORN AND AKERS UPDATE]...
HARTSHORN
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.85 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 04:00 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 NNW HARTSHORN / TEXAS COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 37.3106 / -91.6971
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 04:02 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NNW HARTSHORN / TEXAS COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 37.3139 / -91.6825
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH
OF HARTSHORN IN TEXAS COUNTY. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED,
AND A FEW SMALLER TREES WERE SNAPPED.
AKERS
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.43 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 04:03 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 SW AKERS / SHANNON COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 37.3227 / -91.6277
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 04:04 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 SW AKERS / SHANNON COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 37.3284 / -91.6031
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-1 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF AKERS IN SHANNON COUNTY. STRONG WINDS CAUSED THE
ROOF OF A SINGLE WIDE HOME TO BE TORN OFF AS WELL AS THE WINDOWS
TO BE BLOWN IN. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND
HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED.
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.
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