Storm Survey Results May 15 2023

Tornadoes:

Tornado - LOCATION COUNTY NAME Date May 15, 2023 Time (Local) 3:41 PM - 3:46 PM EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 77 mph Path Length 1.5 miles Max Width 75 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: A National Weather Service storm survey concluded an intermittent EF-0 tornado touched down near Fair Grove, Missouri and tracked to the northwest. Maximum wind speeds were 77 mph with a maximum path width of 75 yards. At the start point of the tornado, a home sustained minor damage to siding. As the tornado moved to the northwest, several large tree branches were snapped along the path. The tornado path crossed Highway 65 just north of Fair Grove, at which two farm outbuildings were impacted. This included the complete collapse of a farm outbuilding and damage to another outbuilding. Roof sheet metal from one outbuilding was tossed around 200 yards. There was the presence of a Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) along the tornado path. The tornado lifted along a wood line just northwest of the farm outbuildings. 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

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Tornado Near Fair Grove, MO

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Tornado Near Fair Grove, MO

3:42 PM 5/15/2023	3:44 PM 5/15/2023	3:46 PM 5/15/2023	3:48 PM 5/15/2023

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
405 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2023

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

0705 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S ODIN                37.22N 92.63W
05/15/2023                   WRIGHT             MO   PUBLIC

            PICTURE SHARED BY BROADCAST MEDIA OF STRONG
            FLOWING WATER FROM PRAIRE BRANCH OVER THE
            NEWTON ROAD CLOSING IT OFF.

1030 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNW HARTVILLE         37.30N 92.54W
05/15/2023  U3.09 INCH       WRIGHT             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA



1045 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SSW MANES             37.31N 92.40W
05/15/2023                   WRIGHT             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE E ALONG THE GASCONADE RIVER IS CLOSED
            DUE TO FLOODING.

1045 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW COMPETITION       37.44N 92.45W
05/15/2023                   WRIGHT             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE Z ALONG THE ELK CREEK WAS CLOSED DUE
            TO FLOODING.

1105 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW COMPETITION       37.44N 92.45W
05/15/2023                   WRIGHT             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE Z ALONG THE ELK CREEK IS CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E ODIN                37.27N 92.58W
05/16/2023  M3.10 INCH       WRIGHT             MO   COCORAHS

            24HR TOTAL.

0826 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE HOUSTON           37.34N 91.92W
05/15/2023  M2.50 INCH       TEXAS              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            2.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES.

0826 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE HOUSTON           37.34N 91.92W
05/15/2023  M2.50 INCH       TEXAS              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            2.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES.

0945 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HOUSTON                 37.33N 91.95W
05/15/2023                   TEXAS              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AT WALNUT
            ST AND OAK HILL OVER THE BRIDGE.

1020 PM     FLOOD            4 WNW PRESCOTT          37.46N 91.99W
05/15/2023                   TEXAS              MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ROUTE BB EAST
            AND WESTBOUND (TEXAS COUNTY).

1020 PM     FLOOD            5 W SUCCESS             37.44N 92.17W
05/15/2023                   TEXAS              MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ROUTE M NORTH
            AND SOUTH BOUND (TEXAS COUNTY).

0820 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S AKERS               37.35N 91.55W
05/15/2023  M55 MPH          SHANNON            MO   PUBLIC



0332 PM     HAIL             1 NNW BRIGHTON          37.47N 93.35W
05/15/2023  E0.88 INCH       POLK               MO   911 CALL CENTER

            HWY 13 AND 215.

0757 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNW SARCOXIE          37.10N 94.13W
05/15/2023                   JASPER             MO   911 CALL CENTER

            ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

0341 PM     TORNADO          1 NE FAIR GROVE         37.39N 93.14W
05/15/2023                   GREENE             MO   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN INTERMITTENT EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
            NEAR FAIR GROVE, MISSOURI AND TRACKED TO THE
            NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE 77 MPH
            WITH A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 75 YARDS. AT
            THE START POINT OF THE TORNADO, A HOME
            SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO SIDING. AS THE
            TORNADO MOVED TO THE NORTHWEST, SEVERAL
            LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE
            PATH. THE TORNADO PATH CROSSED HIGHWAY 65
            JUST NORTH OF FAIR GROVE, AT WHICH TWO FARM
            OUTBUILDINGS WERE IMPACTED. THIS INCLUDED
            THE COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF A FARM OUTBUILDING
            AND DAMAGE TO ANOTHER OUTBUILDING. ROOF
            SHEET METAL FROM ONE OUTBUILDING WAS TOSSED
            AROUND 200 YARDS. THERE WAS THE PRESENCE OF
            A TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE (TDS) ALONG THE
            TORNADO PATH. THE TORNADO LIFTED ALONG A
            WOOD LINE JUST NORTHWEST OF THE FARM
            OUTBUILDINGS.

0550 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SSE PLEASANT HOPE     37.39N 93.25W
05/15/2023                   GREENE             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE CC IS CLOSED EAST AND WEST BOUND DUE
            TO FLASH FLOODING.

0350 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WSW OLIVE             37.45N 93.14W
05/15/2023  M61 MPH          DALLAS             MO   PUBLIC

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