National Weather Service confirms three tornadoes in Missouri
On Monday the 19th, a dry-line moved across the state of Missouri spurring widespread severe storms from Kansas all the way east into Illinois. Various damage reports reported large hail, straight-line wind damage, and potential tornado damage.
The National Weather Service sent out various teams from the Kansas City office and the St. Louis office to record potential tornado paths. The Kansas City office is still working on official reports, but teams from the St. Louis NWS office have confirmed three tornadoes and their damage paths in eastern Missouri.
One tornado was confirmed just south of Horton Town in Washington county. The path of this tornado was 2.75 miles long while the maximum width was 50 yards. The top wind speed reached up to 100 mph being labeled a EF-1.
The second recorded tornado was an EF-1 that hit through Iron Mountain with a path length of 4.24 miles that saw wind speeds up to 95 mph. The current max width is not available.
The third confirmed tornado touched down in St. Genevieve county with a path length of 1.33 miles peaking out at 85 mph. The current max width is unavailable.
Thankfully, no fatalities or injuries have been reported with these tornadoes. Both the St. Louis and Kansas City National Weather Service offices have said they are expecting additional information to be released on Wednesday the 21st.
