Springfield, MO

Weather Forecast Office

Tornadoes and Severe Weather May 26, 2024

Overview

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms impacted southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. The first round occurred late Saturday night of May 25th into early Sunday morning May 26th. This cluster of thunderstorms produced wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph over far southwest Missouri in addition to four tornadoes (4 EF-0 and 1 EF-1). Additional severe thunderstorms moved through the area Sunday afternoon and evening. This round of severe thunderstorms produced tornadic supercells that resulted in multiple tornadoes and large hail swaths across the area. Five tornadoes have been surveyed from Sunday afternoon into the evening (2 EF-0, 1 EF-1, 1 EF-2, 1 EF-3). Large hail sizes included reports of baseball (2.75 inches) and softball (4.00 inches) sized hail. Lastly, localized flash flooding occurred on both Saturday night and Sunday. Rapid rises along numerous waterways resulted in some evacuations.

Tornado
Wind & Hail
Radar
Storm Reports
Rainfall

Tornadoes

Tornado - Bradleyville, MO
TANEY COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	3:32AM - 3:33 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	1 mile
Max Width	150 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: Early Sunday morning, an EF0 tornado crossed Highway 125 1 mile north of Bradleyville, downing tree branches, then uprooting trees east of the Highway. Swirl marks were evident as the tornado tracked across an open field then damaged trees into a hill to the northwest before dissipating.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Trees uprooted along NWS survey

Tornado -1 NE Dudenville, MO
DADE COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	3:33 AM - 3:38 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	85 mph
Path Length	3.0 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A National Weather Service survey found an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 85mph in southwest Dade county, northeast of Dudenville. Damage to trees and a barn occurred. An irrgation system was flipped. A tornado debris signature was seen on radar at the time of the tornado.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient	Roof damage of a barn along NWS survey

Tornado - 6 N Mansfield, MO
WRIGHT COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	3:39 AM - 3:44 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	2.25 miles
Max Width	1200 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: Early Sunday morning, an NWS Storm Survey confirmed an EF 1 tornado touched down 6 miles northwest of Mansfield in a hilly wooded area near Highway F and quickly intensified to producing winds to 100 mph, downing numerous trees across portions of Davies and Red Oak Roads before dissipating near Highway V.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient	Trees uprooted and outbuilding damage along NWS survey

Tornado - 5 SW Buffalo, MO
DALLAS COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	4:11 AM - 4:14 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	65 mph
Path Length	0.75 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A brief EF-0 tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Buffalo. NWS storm survey found determined maximum wind speeds of 65 mph with a path width of 100 yards. Numerous large branches broken and a few trees snapped or uprooted along the tornado path. One home sustained shingle damage to its roof.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient	Tree damage along NWS survey

Tornado - 3 ENE Willhoit, MO
OZARK COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	4:19 AM - 4:28 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	5 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: NWS storm survey concluded an EF0 tornado with peak winds around 80 mph started over the Caney Mountain Conservation Area east of Willhoit and traveled northeast for almost 5 miles. The tornado uprooted several trees and snapped large limbs along its path. A tornado debris signature was present on radar for the duration of this tornado.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient	Trees snapped along NWS survey

Tornado - 1 N Dawson - 7 SW Houston, MO
WRIGHT & TEXAS Counties

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	5:11 PM - 5:38 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	14.3 miles
Max Width	400 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: A National Weather Service storm survey concluded that an an EF-1 tornado with peak wind speeds around 100 mph started 5 miles southwest of Bendavis in eastern Wright County and tracked east until lifting 7 miles southwest of Houston in Texas County. The tornado traveled a distance of 13 miles with a maximum width of 400 yards. The tornado caused extensive tree damage with numerous trees uprooted or snapped. Five outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed with one home sustaining roof damage.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient


Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient

Tornado - 5 WNW Mountain View, MO
HOWELL COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	5:39 PM - 6:05 PM
EF Rating	EF-3
Est. Peak Winds	138 mph
Path Length	12.71 miles
Max Width	750 yards
Injuries/Deaths	2 / 0
Summary: NWS Storm Survey concluded that a low end EF-3 tornado with peak wind speeds near 140 mph started 7 miles west northwest of Mountain View and travelled east for over 12 miles before lifting north of Montier. This storm severely damaged three homes and completely destroyed a manufactured home. Multiple outbuildings were also heavily damaged or destroyed. The tornado also uprooted or snapped numerous trees.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient	Damage Photo

Tornado - 2 ENE Birch Tree, MO
SHANNON COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	6:12 PM - 6:21 PM
EF Rating	EF-2
Est. Peak Winds	125 mph
Path Length	3.26 miles
Max Width	250 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: NWS storm survey concluded an EF2 tornado with peak winds near 125 mph started 2 miles northeast of Birch Tree and travelled east southeast for just over 3 miles before lifting 4 miles east of Birch Tree. The tornado crossed Highway 60 just east of County Road 421. This tornado removed the roof of one home and destroyed a saw mill. Numerous trees were also uprooted or snapped along the path of the tornado.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Radar Correlation Coefficient	Roof removed from residence along NWS survey

Tornado - 4 WSW Winona, MO
SHANNON COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	6:20 PM - 6:23 PM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	1.74 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: NWS storm survey concluded a brief EF0 tornado with peak winds near 80 mph occurred between Birch Tree and Winona. The tornado travelled east just to the north of Highway 60 for over a mile uprooting or snapping several trees.

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Radar Reflectivity	Radar Storm Relative Velocity	Trees uprooted along NWS survey

Tornado - 3 E Myrtle, MO
OREGON COUNTY

Date	05/26/2024
Time (Local)	6:04 AM - 6:12 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	4.1 Miles
Max Width	400 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The combination of an NWS Storm Survey and reports from the public led to the determination that an EF-1 tornado touched down early Sunday morning to the east of Myrtle in far southeast Oregon County. One home suffered siding damage and an outbuilding was destroyed, along with numerous trees suffering damage that ranged from limb damage to being uprooted along County Road 288 before the tornado crossed the Eleven Point River near the Myrtle Access and then crossed into Ripley County north of County Road 286.

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Radar Reflectivity

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Radar Storm Relative Velocity

Tornado - LOCATION
COUNTY NAME

Date
Time (Local)
EF Rating
Est. Peak Winds
Path Length
Max Width
Injuries/Deaths
Summary: Short summary of the tornado.

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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

Wind & Hail:

In addition to tornadoes, the severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 60 to 80 mph and hail up to the size of baseballs (2.75 inches) and softballs (4.00 inches).

Wind

While damaging wind gusts were reported throughout the event, between 3 and 5 AM, a particular strong cluster of severe thunderstorms in far southwest Missouri produced a macroburst with wind gusts up to 70 to 80 mph. These wind gusts uprooted many trees along its path, including near a COOP site in Cassville, MO. The widespread swath of damaging winds extended from the Exeter/Cassville area over to Eagle Rock, including Roaring River State Park. Two injuries occurred in Cassville when a tree fell on a house.


Trees uprooted near COOP site in Cassville, MO	Large branches snapped near COOP site in Cassville, MO	More trees down near COOP site in Cassville, MO	Large tree down near COOP site in Cassville, MO

Hail

Multiple reports of baseball (2.75 inch) to softball (4.00 inch) sized hail came from the afternoon round of storms. These reports came from areas including Marshfield, Lebanon, and Wright, MO, with the largest hailstone estimated to be 4.00 inches north of Marshfield.


3.00 inch hail 1 mile north of Marshfield, MO	Baseball-sized hail east of Marshfield, MO	Approximately 3.00 inch hail north of Lebanon, MO	Large hail near Marshfield, MO