Isolated Severe Storms and Tornadoes - October 13th, 2014

Overview

A strong autumn storm system moved across the central US on October 13, 2014. Widespread rain and thunderstorms, along with a few instances of severe weather, impacted the Missouri Ozarks during the morning of October 13. Severe weather included trees down near Madry in Lawrence County and near Lanagan in McDonald County. There were three brief spin up tornadoes including an EF-1 tornado near Blue Eye, MO in Stone County, EF-0 tornado in eastern Lawrence County, MO and an EF-0 tornado in northwestern Greene County, MO.

Along with the severe weather, locally heavy rain resulted in several areas of flooding across southern Missouri.

Storm Reports

Tornado

Tornadoes:

Tornado - NE of Blue Eye
Stone County

Date	October 13th, 2014
Time (Local)	6:25 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	Brief Touchdown
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	none
Summary: Damage mainly to outbuildings, with some minor damage to a home.

Track Map

Tornado - 3 N Chesapeake
Lawrence County

Date	October 13th, 2014
Time (Local)	6:59 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	75 mph
Path Length	Brief touchdown
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	none
Summary: Roof damage was observed on a single family home along with significant damage to an outbuilding.

Track Map

Tornado - 3NNW Ash Grove
Greene County

Date	October 13th, 2014
Time (Local)	7:20 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	brief touchdown
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	none

Track Map

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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