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Minor damage reported after brief tornado touchdown in Chariton County

May 26, 2020 2:39 AM

Published May 25, 2020 9:43 PM

Scattered thunderstorms brought heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of Mid-Missouri on Monday night, along with a brief tornado in northern Chariton County.

A brief tornado touched down after 6:00 PM on Monday, May 25, 2020. Photos courtesy of Riley Young.

Minor structural damage was found near Mendon at the intersection of Mike Rd. and Vernon Kennedy Avenue.

There have been no reports of injuries at this time.

ABC 17 Stormtrack radar caught a weak rotational couplet near Mendon at around 6:06 PM and it quickly diminished in the minutes following.

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Jessica Hafner

Chief Meteorologist Jessica Hafner returned to ABC 17 News in 2019 following a stint as a meteorologist and traffic reporter in St. Louis. She is a 2012 graduate of Northern Illinois University and holds the AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation.

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