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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1143 AM CDT WED APR 30 2025
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/29/2025 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
A WEAK TORNADO FROM THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 29TH WAS CONFIRMED BY
STORM SURVEY CREWS NEAR POTOSI, MO.
.POTOSI, MO TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 104 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.24 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/29/2025
START TIME: 12:24 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SW POTOSI / WASHINGTON COUNTY / MO
START LAT/LON: 37.9004 / -90.839
END DATE: 04/29/2025
END TIME: 12:30 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 SE POTOSI / WASHINGTON COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 37.928 / -90.7752
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF BATES CREEK CAMP NEAR
POTOSI, MO DURING THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 29TH, 2025. HERE,THE
TORNADO CAUSED BUILDING AND TREE DAMAGE, MOST NOTABLY IT DESTROYED
THE GARAGE OF A HOME IN BATES CREEK CAMP. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED
NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN POTOSI, CAUSING TREE DAMAGE ALONG THE
WAY. IT THEN LIFTED NEAR WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE
IT CAUSED MINOR TREE DAMAGE.
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.
DELIA
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