Overview
A cold front moved across Missouri during the afternoon and evening on April 30. Discrete super cellular storms formed during the mid to late afternoon well ahead of the front across southeast Missouri. Eventually additional storms formed along the cold front, morphing into a broken line as the evening progressed. Large hail was observed in several counties in southeast Missouri and far southwest Illinois. The largest stones measured up to golf ball sized in Carter County, Missouri. A brief EF-0 tornado touched down south of Brewer, Missouri within an area of larger straight line winds.Tornado:
Tornado - South of Brewer, Missouri
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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 |
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Damage associated with tornado south of Bremen via NWS Damage Survey | Lightning near Golconda, IL via Amanda Burton | Caption (source) |
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Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1133 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2022 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0355 PM HAIL 1 SSW MOUNT CARMEL 38.40N 87.78W 04/30/2022 E0.75 INCH WABASH IL EMERGENCY MNGR 0434 PM HAIL VAN BUREN 37.01N 91.01W 04/30/2022 E1.00 INCH CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR ESTIMATED 45-50 MPH WINDS. 0438 PM TSTM WND DMG VAN BUREN 37.01N 91.01W 04/30/2022 CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR 2-3 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN. FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ON ROADS. 0445 PM HAIL 5 ENE VAN BUREN 37.03N 90.92W 04/30/2022 E1.75 INCH CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL OBSERVED NEAR JUNCTION OF US 60 AND HWY 21N. 0453 PM HAIL 2 NNW MCBRIDE 37.86N 89.86W 04/30/2022 E1.50 INCH PERRY MO TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TREE LIMBS DOWN AS WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. 0504 PM TSTM WND DMG BREWER 37.78N 89.93W 04/30/2022 PERRY MO BROADCAST MEDIA DAMAGE REPORTED TO TREES AND METAL ROOFS. POSSIBLE TORNADO. 0505 PM HAIL PIEDMONT 37.15N 90.70W 04/30/2022 E0.50 INCH WAYNE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT 0505 PM HAIL 3 NW LITHIUM 37.87N 89.93W 04/30/2022 E1.00 INCH PERRY MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0505 PM HAIL FREEMONT 36.95N 91.16W 04/30/2022 E0.50 INCH CARTER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT 0506 PM HAIL 2 SSW PIEDMONT 37.12N 90.72W 04/30/2022 E1.50 INCH WAYNE MO BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED ON HH HIGHWAY NEAR CLEARWATER LAKE. 0507 PM HAIL 1 NW LEEPER 37.08N 90.72W 04/30/2022 E1.00 INCH WAYNE MO PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). 0511 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S BREWER 37.76N 89.92W 04/30/2022 PERRY MO TRAINED SPOTTER 25-30 FT POLE BARN WAS DAMAGED. SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOMES. SPOTTER HAD OBSERVED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE VICINITY OF THE DAMAGE. 0511 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S BREWER 37.76N 89.93W 04/30/2022 PERRY MO TRAINED SPOTTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. MINOR DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. 0512 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N PERRYVILLE 37.77N 89.87W 04/30/2022 E60 MPH PERRY MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW MENFRO 37.82N 89.74W 04/30/2022 PERRY MO 911 CALL CENTER REPORT OF WIND DAMAGE WITH BARN LEVELED, ROOF DAMAGE TO BUILDING, FARM EQUIPMENT DAMAGED, AND POWER LINES DOWN. 0536 PM HAIL PIEDMONT 37.15N 90.70W 04/30/2022 M1.00 INCH WAYNE MO BROADCAST MEDIA 0600 PM HAIL PATTERSON 37.19N 90.55W 04/30/2022 E0.88 INCH WAYNE MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0610 PM HAIL GREENVILLE 37.13N 90.45W 04/30/2022 M1.00 INCH WAYNE MO BROADCAST MEDIA 0802 PM TSTM WND DMG WILLISVILLE 37.98N 89.59W 04/30/2022 PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER TREE UPROOTED AND FELL ON POWER LINES. TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROUTE-4. 0803 PM HAIL CUTLER 38.03N 89.57W 04/30/2022 E1.00 INCH PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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