Overview
A strong storm system brought damaging winds and several short-lived tornadoes to the area during the early morning hours of February 27th, 2023.Tornadoes:
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			 Tornado - 3 SE Golden City, MO 
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			 Tornado - 1 NW Bona, MO 
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			 Tornado - Southwest of Neosho, MO 
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			 Tornado - LOCATION 
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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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Storm Reports

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NWUS53 KSGF 280043
LSRSGF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
643 PM CST MON FEB 27 2023
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..
1134 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NE AIRPORT DRIVE      37.15N 94.50W
02/26/2023  M55 MPH          JASPER             MO   ASOS             
            ASOS STATION KJLN JOPLIN ASOS. 
1219 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 S CARTHAGE            37.13N 94.31W
02/27/2023                   JASPER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
            TREE DOWN AT ELM ROAD AND GRAND AVE. 
1256 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WEBB CITY               37.15N 94.48W
02/27/2023                   JASPER             MO   PUBLIC           
            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF LARGE DIAMETER 
            TOPS OF TRESS BROKEN OFF. TIME ESTIMATE 
            BASED ON RADAR. DELAYED REPORT. 
1256 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WEBB CITY               37.15N 94.48W
02/27/2023                   JASPER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
            DOWNED TREES AND UTILITY POLES. 
1257 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW NEOSHO             36.82N 94.42W
02/27/2023                   NEWTON             MO   PUBLIC           
            REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; 
            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. TIME BASED ON RADAR 
            ESTIMATE. 
1259 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW GOODMAN           36.80N 94.42W
02/27/2023                   NEWTON             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   
            SHED DESTROYED, ROLLED RV, DOWNED TREES, AND 
            DEBRIS BLOWN ONTO POWERLINES. 
1259 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW GOODMAN           36.80N 94.42W
02/27/2023                   NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A BARN AND OTHER FARM 
            OUTBUILDINGS, ALONG WITH A POWER OUTAGE TO 
            THE AREA , ON POPPY DRIVE BETWEEN KODIAK 
            ROAD AND JAGUAR ROAD IN RURAL NEOSHO (NEWTON 
            COUNTY). 
0104 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DIAMOND                 37.00N 94.31W
02/27/2023                   NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
            TREE DOWN ON A HOME. 
0114 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W MAPLE GROVE         37.25N 94.14W
02/27/2023                   JASPER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
            AVILLA FIRE DEPT IS REPORTING PIECES OF A 
            BARN (DEBRIS) IS ON A FENCE AND POWER LINES 
            DOWN JUST TO THE EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 50 AND 
            NUTMEG IN JASPER COUNTY. 
0124 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW HARWOOD            37.93N 94.19W
02/27/2023                   VERNON             MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 
            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 
            SW HARWOOD. TWO OUTBUILDINGS AND TWO BARNS 
            DESTROYED. DEBRIS THROWN 500 YARDS TO THE 
            NORTH. 
0125 AM     TORNADO          3 ESE GOLDEN CITY       37.37N 94.04W
02/27/2023                   DADE               MO   NWS STORM SURVEY 
            A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY 
            CONCLUDED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO, WITH MAXIMUM 
            WIND SPEEDS OF 77 MPH, HEAVILY DAMAGED A 
            MACHINE BARN. TIN WAS BLOWN IN A CYCLONIC 
            MANNER. THE TORNADO ALSO BROKE SEVERAL TREE 
            LIMBS. THE TORNADO PATH WAS 1.6 MILES LONG. 
            WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. 
0135 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSW PIERCE CITY       36.90N 94.02W
02/27/2023  M55 MPH          BARRY              MO   AWOS             
            AWOS STATION KHFJ MONETT AWOS. 
0140 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW HOBERG            37.08N 93.88W
02/27/2023  M50 MPH          LAWRENCE           MO   MESONET          
            MESONET STATION MOA21 MT. VERNON. 
0147 AM     TORNADO          1 NW BONA               37.56N 93.69W
02/27/2023                   DADE               MO   NWS STORM SURVEY 
            A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY 
            CONCLUDED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO, WITH MAXIMUM 
            WIND SPEEDS OF 76 MPH, UPROOTED A FEW WEAK 
            TREES WITH LARGE BRANCHES ALSO BROKEN OFF. 
            THE TORNADO PATH WAS 1.2 MILES LONG WITH A 
            MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. 
0149 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EVERTON                 37.34N 93.70W
02/27/2023                   DADE               MO   PUBLIC           
            PUBLIC SENT IN PICTURES OF LARGE TREE LIMBS 
            DOWN. 
0152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FAIR PLAY               37.63N 93.57W
02/27/2023                   POLK               MO   PUBLIC           
            SMALL GREENHOUSE PICKED UP AND THROWN 100 
            YARDS. METAL PIPES BENT TO A 90 DEGREE 
            ANGLE. 
0202 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE BOAZ              37.05N 93.38W
02/27/2023                   CHRISTIAN          MO   PUBLIC           
0204 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S FLEMINGTON          37.77N 93.50W
02/27/2023                   POLK               MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            HICKORY COUNTY ROAD 340 NEAR FLEMINGTON A 
            SAWMILL BUILDING WAS DAMAGED. 
0204 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW FLEMINGTON         37.80N 93.51W
02/27/2023                   POLK               MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            HUMANSVILLE FIRE REPORTS EAST OF HUMANSVILLE 
            TOWARD FLEMINGTON ON HWY V, MULTIPLE LIMBS 
            DOWN, AND BARN DAMAGE FROM STRAIGHT LINE 
            WINDS. ON 315 ROAD, FEED TROUGHS LOFTED INTO 
            A BARBED WIRE FENCE. 
0205 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FLEMINGTON              37.81N 93.50W
02/27/2023                   POLK               MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 
            FLEMINGTON. LIMBS DOWN IN ROADWAY IN 
            FLEMINGTON, EAST OF HUMANSVILLE. 2-4 INCHES 
            IN DIAMTER LIMBS. FLEMINGTON IS OUT OF 
            POWER. 
0207 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW GERSTER           37.96N 93.61W
02/27/2023                   ST. CLAIR          MO   UTILITY COMPANY  
            ELECTRIC UTILITY DAMAGE WITH NUMEROUS 
            OUTAGES IN SOUTHEAST ST CLAIR COUNTY PER 
            SACOSAGE ELECTRIC MAP. 
0207 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N NIXA                37.06N 93.29W
02/27/2023                   CHRISTIAN          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA  
            MAIN STREET BETWEEN SLIM WILSON AND 
            ALDERSGATE IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO A 
            DOWNED POWER POLE. 
0211 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW ELKTON             37.82N 93.45W
02/27/2023                   HICKORY            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   
            A STORAGE STRUCTURE COLLAPSED AND A FALLEN 
            TREE BLOCKING THE ROAD IN THE CO 340 AREA. 
            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 
0215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW HERMITAGE          37.90N 93.36W
02/27/2023                   HICKORY            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   
            CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG 
            REPORT FROM 4 SW HERMITAGE. FALLEN TREES IN 
            THE GALMEY AREA. 
0215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE PITTSBURG         37.84N 93.30W
02/27/2023                   HICKORY            MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            TREE ACROSS ROADWAY NEAR PITTSBURG SOUTH OF 
            BULLSEYE FUEL STATION. 
0220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW URBANA             37.86N 93.19W
02/27/2023                   HICKORY            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   
            CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG 
            REPORT FROM 2 NW URBANA. TWO TREES UPROOTED 
            AND BLOCKING HIGHWAY AND A SHED COLLAPSED. 
0221 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW URBANA            37.87N 93.18W
02/27/2023                   DALLAS             MO   UTILITY COMPANY  
            SEVERAL UTILITY POLES SNAPPED. 
0221 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 SSE WILLARD           37.23N 93.38W
02/27/2023  M56 MPH          GREENE             MO   ASOS             
            ASOS STATION KSGF SPRINGFIELD ASOS. 
0222 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW URBANA            37.85N 93.19W
02/27/2023                   HICKORY            MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            HIGHWAY NN IS CURRENTLY BLOCKED BY A TREE 
            NEAR THE HICKORY-DALLAS COUNTY LINE, EAST OF 
            COUNTY ROAD 302. 
0222 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW MERRIAM WOODS      36.72N 93.17W
02/27/2023                   TANEY              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   
            TREE ONTO POWERLINE. 
0225 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 SW WALNUT SHADE       36.70N 93.23W
02/27/2023  M58 MPH          TANEY              MO   MESONET          
            MESONET STATION FW9611 BRANSON. 
0229 AM     TSTM WND DMG     URBANA                  37.84N 93.17W
02/27/2023                   DALLAS             MO   PUBLIC           
            DOWNED TREE IN URBANA. 
0244 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NIANGUA                 37.39N 92.83W
02/27/2023                   WEBSTER            MO   PUBLIC           
            TREE DOWN ON A HOME IN NIANGUA. 
0246 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 SW MARSHFIELD         37.32N 92.92W
02/27/2023  M55 MPH          WEBSTER            MO   MESONET          
            MESONET STATION FW8938 MARSHFIELD. 
0248 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE CROCKERVILLE      38.44N 93.09W
02/27/2023                   BENTON             MO   UTILITY COMPANY  
            ELECTRIC UTILITY DAMAGE WITH NUMEROUS 
            OUTAGES IN EASTERN BENTON COUNTY PER COMO 
            ELECTRIC MAP. 
0248 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NNW DUNCAN            37.37N 92.71W
02/27/2023                   WEBSTER            MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            TREE ON A HOUSE IN NIANGUA. ROAD IS BLOCKED 
            AS WELL, M HIGHWAY & AC HIGHWAY. 
0255 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW AVA               36.97N 92.73W
02/27/2023                   DOUGLAS            MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            DAMAGE TO A METAL OUTBUILDING. ROOF OFF. 
            TIME BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATE. 
0259 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE VERSAILLES        38.44N 92.82W
02/27/2023                   MORGAN             MO   PUBLIC           
            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TIME OF TSTM WND DMG 
            REPORT FROM 1 ENE VERSAILLES. 1-INCH TREE 
            LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. TIME 
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. 
0300 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LAKE OZARK              38.20N 92.63W
02/27/2023                   MILLER             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA  
            DEBRIS SCATTERED ON STRIP IN FRONT OF 
            STEWARTS RESTAURANT.....LOOKS LIKE METAL 
            ROOFING. 
0302 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE LEBANON           37.67N 92.61W
02/27/2023                   LACLEDE            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 
            32 HIGHWAY 3 MILES EAST OF LEBANON. WIND 
            DESTROYED A BARN, AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN 
            ON PART OF A HOUSE. 
0315 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE KAISER             38.15N 92.55W
02/27/2023                   MILLER             MO   AMATEUR RADIO    
            ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE. 
0335 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DIXON                   37.99N 92.10W
02/27/2023                   PULASKI            MO   PUBLIC           
            TREE IN POWERLINES PER SOCIAL MEDIA. 
0410 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNW VICHY             38.13N 91.77W
02/27/2023  M61 MPH          MARIES             MO   ASOS             
            ASOS STATION KVIH VICHY ROLLA ASOS. 
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