Review of the Severe Thunderstorm Event on February 22, 2022

Tornado:

Tornado - 3 miles SW of Cayce, KY FULTON COUNTY  Date Feb. 22, 2022 Time (Local) 6:28 to 6:30 AM CST EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 75 mph Path Length 0.7 miles Max Width 100 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: The tornado touched down south of Highway 1128. It moved north along Highway 1127 and dissipated in a field just east of Highway 1127. The tornado caused damage to hog barns and some trees. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Wind:

The line of severe thunderstorms produced a microburst that caused damage southeast of Neelyville, MO, in Butler County. 

Microburst - 5 miles ESE of Neelyville, MO BUTLER COUNTY Date Feb. 22, 2022 Time (Local) 5:12 to 5:18 AM CST Est. Peak Winds 90 mph Path Length 6.5 miles Max Width 1000 yards  Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: An NWS storm damage survey found a microburst with estimated winds of 80 to 90 mph struck southeast Butler County, Missouri, early Tuesday morning. The microburst began just north of Allred Lake Natural Area along County Road 2601 and ended along County Road 214 in Coon Island Conservation Area.  A semi truck trailer and an empty grain bin were both flipped onto their sides. Three wooden electrical poles were pushed nearly to the ground. A grain silo was severely dented. A mobile  home was shifted off its foundation, and a small portion of its roof decking was removed. Several outbuildings were severely damaged or destroyed. One brick home suffered wind damage to several of its windowsills. A handful of trees were uprooted, and  several large tree limbs were broken.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Photos

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Semi truck flipped onto its side near Neelyville, MO (NWS Damage Survey)	Damage to a grain silo near Neelyville, MO (NWS Damage Survey)	Tree damage near Cayce, KY (Josh Stirsman and Noah Bergren/WPSD)	Storm damage near Cayce, KY (Josh Stirsman and Noah Bergren/WPSD)

Radar

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KPAH WSR-88D 0.5° tilt base reflectivity/storm relative velocity/correlation coefficient/spectrum width at 6:28 AM CST near Cayce, KY.	KPAH WSR-88D 0.5° tilt base reflectivity/storm relative velocity/correlation coefficient/spectrum width at 6:31 AM CST near Cayce, KY.	KPAH WSR-88D 0.9° tilt base reflectivity and storm relative velocity near Neelyville, MO.

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
657 PM CST FRI FEB 25 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0512 AM     DOWNBURST        5 ESE NEELYVILLE        36.53N 90.42W
02/22/2022                   BUTLER             MO   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            AN NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND A 
            MICROBURST WITH WINDS OF 80 TO 90 MPH STRUCK 
            SOUTHEAST BUTLER COUNTY EARLY TUESDAY 
            MORNING BETWEEN 512 AND 518 AM CST. THE 
            MICROBURST BEGAN ABOUT 5 MILES ESE OF 
            NEELYVILLE, JUST NORTH OF ALLRED LAKE 
            NATURAL AREA ALONG COUNTY ROAD 2601 AND 
            ENDED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 214 IN COON ISLAND 
            CONSERVATION AREA, ABOUT 5.2 MILES WSW OF 
            QULIN. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 6.5 MILES, AND 
            THE SWATH OF THE WIND DAMAGE WAS 
            APPROXIMATELY 1000 YARDS WIDE. ONE SEMI 
            TRAILER WAS FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE, AND AN 
            EMPTY GRAIN BIN WAS ALSO TURNED ONTO ITS 
            SIDE. THREE WOODEN ELECTRICAL POLES WERE 
            PUSHED NEARLY TO THE GROUND. A GRAIN SILO 
            WAS SEVERELY DENTED. A MOBILE HOME WAS 
            SHIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION WITH A SMALL 
            PORTION OF ITS ROOF DECKING REMOVED. SEVERAL 
            OUTBUILDINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR 
            DESTROYED. ONE BRICK HOME SUFFERED WIND 
            DAMAGE TO SEVERAL WINDOWSILLS. A HANDFUL OF 
            TREES WERE UPROOTED, AND SEVERAL LARGE TREE 
            BRANCHES WERE ALSO BROKEN. 

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W BERNIE              36.67N 90.01W
02/22/2022                   STODDARD           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            8-10 INCH DIAMETER TREE, 20 FEET LONG, 
            FALLEN ONTO HWY U. 

0554 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CONRAN                  36.48N 89.65W
02/22/2022                   NEW MADRID         MO   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            A FEW OUTBUILDINGS HAD SHINGLES REMOVED FROM 
            THEIR ROOFS. LARGE BARNS SUFFERED ROOF 
            DAMAGE. MINOR SIDING AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A 
            FEW HOMES. A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED. 

0555 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CONRAN                  36.49N 89.65W
02/22/2022                   NEW MADRID         MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            SMALL PORTION OF LARGE METAL BUILDING 
            COLLAPSED WITH MANY OF THE ROOF METAL SHEETS 
            BLOWN OFF. SEVERAL HOUSES/BUILDINGS WITH 
            SOME SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. MINOR TREE DAMAGE 
            WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED. IRRIGATION PIPES 
            BLOWN AROUND. 

0628 AM     TORNADO          3 SW CAYCE              36.53N 89.08W
02/22/2022                   FULTON             KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF 1128. IT 
            MOVED NORTH ALONG 1127 AND DISSIPATED IN A 
            FIELD JUST EAST OF 1127. DAMAGED HOG BARNS 
            AND SOME TREES. MAX WINDS - 75 MPH LENGTH - 
            .7 MILES MAX WIDTH - 100 YARDS. 

0631 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CAYCE                   36.56N 89.05W
02/22/2022                   FULTON             KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            ONE BARN DESTROYED, OTHERS DAMAGED. WINDS 
            ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH. 

0632 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW CRUTCHFIELD        36.60N 88.96W
02/22/2022                   HICKMAN            KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            BARNS AND SHEDS DAMAGED. WINDS EST. 70 MPH.