EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Barry County

Overview

Several severe storms developed along and ahead of a cold front/dryline as it moved towards the Ozarks on the evening of March 23, 2016. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was able to stream north into the region with the aid of a strong 850mb low level jet. Strong shear in association with synoptic winds and strong 850mb winds combine with limited instability were enough to produce a tornacic storm that moved across Barry into Stone Counties in Missouri. The very strong shear was able to overcome the limited instability as a strong storm embedded in a line of storms, moved across southern Missouri. This storm ultimatly developed an EF-1 Tornado near Shell Knob, Missouri.

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Tornado - Near Shell Knob, MO
Barry and Stone Counties

Date	March 23rd, 2016
Time (Local)	12:08 AM CDT
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	97 MPH
Path Length	3.80 Miles
Max Width	200 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: EF-1 tornado touched down 1 mile northeast of Shell Knob and tracked nearly 4 miles northeast and terminated just after crossing Piney Creek Cove of Table Rock Lake. Damage was mainly limited to uprooted and snapped trees.

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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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