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Overview
Several rounds of severe thunderstorms impacted portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri Ozarks between May 6th to 8th, 2024. The first round occurred late Monday night of May 6th into the early morning hours of Tuesday morning May 7th as a line of thunderstorms moved through the area. This line of thunderstorms produced straight wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph in addition to five tornadoes (2 EF-1 and 3 EF-0). Additional severe thunderstorms moved through the area on Wednesday May 8th. This round of severe thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts, and one EF-1 tornado. Large hail sizes included a swath across southwest Missouri of baseballs (2.75 inches) to softballs (4.00 inches). Lastly, localized flash flooding accompanied this active three day stretch of severe weather.Tornadoes:
Tornado - Cherokee County
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Tornado - Joplin to Duquesne
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Tornado - West of Carthage
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Tornado - 3 SW Lowry City
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Tornado - Northern Greene County
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Tornado - Dixon
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Tornado - SE Monett to SE Aurora
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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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Cherokee County Tornado (z) | Cherokee county Tornado (srm) | Joplin - Duquesne Tornado (z) | Joplin - Duquesne Tornado (srm) |
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W Carthage Tornado (z) | W Carthage Tornado (srm) | SW Lowry City Tornado (z) | SW Lowry City Tornado (srm) |
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N Greene County Tornado (z) | N Greene County Tornado (srm) | Dixon Tornado (z) | Dixon Tornado (srm) |
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S Lawrence County Tornado (z) | S Lawrence County Tornado (srm) |
Photos & Video
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Powerlines and trees snapped from Joplin Tornado. National Weather Service Survey |
Numerous trees damaged and damage to a home from West of Carthage tornado. National Weather Service Survey |
Barn destroyed from Monett-Aurora tornado.
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Large baseball sized hailstone.
Photo via social media from Douglas County |
Storm Reports
Here is a map of preliminary storm reports from May 6th through May 8th 2024:
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