Overview
A strong storm system tracked into southeastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks during the late evening hours on Friday, November 30th and the early morning hours on Saturday, December 1 of 2018. Several lines of storms tracked across the area producing widespread wind damage and two tornadoes.Tornadoes:
Tornado - Monett, MO
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Tornado - Aurora, MO
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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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Radar:
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 219 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2018 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0202 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNTAIN VIEW 37.00N 91.71W 12/01/2018 HOWELL MO EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN AND TREE DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY Y. DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0200 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNTAIN VIEW 37.00N 91.71W 12/01/2018 HOWELL MO EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN AND A TREE DOWN NEAR Y HIGHWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0157 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE WILLOW SPRINGS 36.97N 91.93W 12/01/2018 HOWELL MO EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWNED AT THE JUNCTION OF US 60 AND US 63. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0152 AM TSTM WND GST 2 N MOUNTAIN GROVE 37.15N 92.27W 12/01/2018 M61 MPH WRIGHT MO MESONET MISSOURI AG STATION. 0150 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW NIANGUA 37.41N 92.89W 12/01/2018 WEBSTER MO AMATEUR RADIO SEMI BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 44 AT MILE MARKER 106. 0139 AM TSTM WND GST 5 ENE VANZANT 36.99N 92.22W 12/01/2018 E70 MPH DOUGLAS MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS AT HIGHWAY 76 AND EE. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. 0138 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE ODIN 37.32N 92.57W 12/01/2018 WRIGHT MO PUBLIC MULTIPLE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED AND TRASH DUMPSTERS DISPLACED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0134 AM TSTM WND GST 3 NNE FOOSE 37.60N 93.12W 12/01/2018 E70 MPH DALLAS MO STORM CHASER TREE LIMBS DOWN. HIGHWAY 65 SOUTH OF BUFFALO. 0124 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE GENTRYVILLE 36.85N 92.34W 12/01/2018 DOUGLAS MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWNED EAST OF STATE RD 95, MOSTLY ALONG COUNTY RD 347. DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0124 AM TSTM WND DMG ELKLAND 37.44N 93.03W 12/01/2018 WEBSTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN. 0120 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW MARSHFIELD 37.35N 92.91W 12/01/2018 WEBSTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN MARSHFIELD. 0118 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N GAINESVILLE 36.63N 92.43W 12/01/2018 OZARK MO PUBLIC LARGE TREES UPROOTED. REPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0118 AM TSTM WND DMG SEYMOUR 37.15N 92.76W 12/01/2018 WEBSTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN. 0107 AM TSTM WND DMG ROGERSVILLE 37.12N 93.06W 12/01/2018 WEBSTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN. 0105 AM TSTM WND GST 5 SSE WILLARD 37.24N 93.39W 12/01/2018 M68 MPH GREENE MO PUBLIC REPORTS OF POWER POLES DOWN IN SPRINGFIELD. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. 1259 AM TSTM WND GST NIXA 37.05N 93.30W 12/01/2018 M65 MPH CHRISTIAN MO EMERGENCY MNGR 1259 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 W SPRINGFIELD 37.19N 93.36W 12/01/2018 GREENE MO PUBLIC SHINGLE DAMAGE TO ROOF AND FENCE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE 1500 BLOCK OF S. QUAIL AVE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1258 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW SPRINGFIELD 37.18N 93.35W 12/01/2018 GREENE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT POWER POLES DOWNED ACROSS US 160 SOUTH OF SUNSHINE ST. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1255 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW OZARK 37.01N 93.22W 12/01/2018 CHRISTIAN MO PUBLIC SHINGLES PULLED OFF SEVERAL HOMES, AND SEVERAL MATURE TREES DOWNED, A FEW OF WHICH WERE VERY LARGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1255 AM TSTM WND DMG NIXA 37.04N 93.29W 12/01/2018 CHRISTIAN MO TRAINED SPOTTER TWO 3-4 FOOT DIAMETER WALNUT TREES BLOWN OVER. CHIMNEY BLOWN OVER NEIGHBORING HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1255 AM TSTM WND GST 1 S HIGHLANDVILLE 36.92N 93.28W 12/01/2018 E60 MPH CHRISTIAN MO PUBLIC 1255 AM TSTM WND GST 1 S HIGHLANDVILLE 36.92N 93.28W 12/01/2018 E60 MPH CHRISTIAN MO PUBLIC 1253 AM TSTM WND GST 1 NE REPUBLIC 37.13N 93.46W 12/01/2018 M74 MPH GREENE MO PUBLIC CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 NE REPUBLIC. EMD REPUBLIC: 74 MPH WIND AT 701 US 60 IN REPUBLIC. NUMEROUS 2 TO 3 INCH LIMMBS DOWN WITH SOME LARGE DIAMETER TREES IN 400 BLOCK OF N MAIN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1252 AM TSTM WND GST 1 W REPUBLIC 37.12N 93.50W 12/01/2018 M83 MPH GREENE MO PUBLIC SHINGLES MISSING FROM NEARBY HOUSE ROOF. 1251 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE REPUBLIC 37.13N 93.46W 12/01/2018 GREENE MO EMERGENCY MNGR ROOF DAMAGE TO MEEKS BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. 1250 AM TSTM WND DMG REPUBLIC 37.12N 93.48W 12/01/2018 GREENE MO PUBLIC LARGE TREE DOWN AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PARTIALLY BLOCKING ROAD. 1250 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W REPUBLIC 37.12N 93.50W 12/01/2018 GREENE MO NWS EMPLOYEE TREES DOWN AND SHINGLES OFF ROOFS. 1250 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE REPUBLIC 37.14N 93.45W 12/01/2018 GREENE MO AMATEUR RADIO ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. 1243 AM TSTM WND DMG BILLINGS 37.07N 93.55W 12/01/2018 CHRISTIAN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS OF NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN AND DEBRIS NEAR HIGHWAY 60 AND WASHINGTON AVE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. 1240 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE CLEVER 37.01N 93.46W 12/01/2018 CHRISTIAN MO NWS STORM SURVEY NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN OVER. 1240 AM TSTM WND DMG BILLINGS 37.06N 93.55W 12/01/2018 CHRISTIAN MO NWS EMPLOYEE LARGE TREE DESTROYED, WELL HOUSE DESTROYED, CAR DAMAGED, ROOF DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. REPORTED BY AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE VISITING THE AREA. 1238 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW BRANSON 36.67N 93.23W 12/01/2018 TANEY MO BROADCAST MEDIA MCDONALDS SIGN AT BRANSON HILLS PARKWAY BLOWN DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1235 AM TSTM WND GST 3 SSW PIERCE CITY 36.91N 94.01W 12/01/2018 M66 MPH BARRY MO AWOS MONETT, MO AIRPORT OBSERVATION. KHFJ. 1235 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S AURORA 36.95N 93.72W 12/01/2018 LAWRENCE MO PUBLIC CAR DEALERSHIP HEAVILY DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO. 1235 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S AURORA 36.95N 93.72W 12/01/2018 LAWRENCE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT SUTHERLANDS HOME IMPROVEMENT AND MAYSE AUTO DEALERSHIP SUSTAINED DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. 1235 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S AURORA 36.95N 93.72W 12/01/2018 LAWRENCE MO EMERGENCY MNGR *** 1 FATAL *** CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 S AURORA. DAMAGE TO HOTEL IN AURORA. 1 CONFIRMED FATALITY. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1235 AM TSTM WND DMG KIMBERLING CITY 36.63N 93.42W 12/01/2018 STONE MO PUBLIC LARGE TREE DOWN. ROOF DAMAGE, THREE PLYWOOD BOARDS MISSING FROM ROOF. TIME APPROXIMATE. 1235 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW RIDGEDALE 36.53N 93.31W 12/01/2018 TANEY MO EMERGENCY MNGR TOP 2 FLOORS OF D MONACO RESORT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. 1235 AM TSTM WND GST BRANSON 36.65N 93.22W 12/01/2018 M72 MPH TANEY MO EMERGENCY MNGR MEASURED ON DAVIS WEATHER STATION IN BRANSON HILLS 1.5 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 76. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. 1230 AM TORNADO 2 S AURORA 36.95N 93.72W 12/01/2018 LAWRENCE MO NWS STORM SURVEY *** 1 FATAL *** AN EF-1 TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST WEST OF THE WATER TOWN AND TRACKED NORTHEAST TO THE AURORA MOTEL, WHERE ONE FATALITY OCCURRED. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHWARD ACROSS HIGHWAY 60 AND IMPACTED SUTHERLANDS BEFORE DISSIPATING. PATH LENGTH WAS NEAR ONE HALF MILE. PEAK WIND WAS ESTIMATED AT 105 MPH. 1223 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE GOLDEN 36.57N 93.64W 12/01/2018 BARRY MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE AT LEAST 3 HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED BETWEEN SANS SOUCI DR AND CAREFREE LN DUE TO LARGE DOWNED TREES. 1215 AM TORNADO 2 S MONETT 36.89N 93.93W 12/01/2018 BARRY MO NWS STORM SURVEY AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 80 MPH AND PATH WIDTH OF 25-50 YARDS TRACKED 0.1 MILES TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST BEFORE LIFTING WEST OF HIGHWAY 37. ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO SEVERAL HOMES ALONG THE PATH. 1214 AM TSTM WND DMG CASSVILLE 36.68N 93.87W 12/01/2018 BARRY MO EMERGENCY MNGR UTILITY POLES DOWNED AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 112 AND HWY 76. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1205 AM TSTM WND DMG WHEATON 36.76N 94.06W 12/01/2018 BARRY MO EMERGENCY MNGR TREES BLOWN DOWN INTO OUTBUILDINGS. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 1204 AM TSTM WND GST 2 S ROCKY COMFORT 36.72N 94.10W 12/01/2018 E60 MPH MCDONALD MO TRAINED SPOTTER TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTING 60+ MPH WINDS NEAR HWY 76 AND HWY U. 1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW WAYNE 36.62N 93.98W 12/01/2018 BARRY MO PUBLIC TREES BLOWN OVER AND ROOF DAMAGE. REPORT RELAYED BY STORM SPOTTER. 1158 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SW NEOSHO 36.86N 94.38W 11/30/2018 M59 MPH NEWTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT GUST OF 59 MPH MEASURED AT LAUREL CIRCLE AND MIMOSA DRIVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEOSHO. 1132 PM TSTM WND DMG SKIDMORE 37.24N 94.83W 11/30/2018 CHEROKEE KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE THREE POWER POLES DOWN SEVEN MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS ALONG NW40TH SCAMMON ROAD.. 1132 PM TSTM WND DMG SKIDMORE 37.24N 94.83W 11/30/2018 CHEROKEE KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE THREE POWER POLES DOWN SEVEN MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS ALONG NW40TH SCAMMON ROAD.. 1131 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW GIRARD 37.52N 94.89W 11/30/2018 CRAWFORD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT GRAIN BIN BLOWN DOWN AND A PORTION OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF A STRUCTURE. 1131 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW GIRARD 37.52N 94.89W 11/30/2018 CRAWFORD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT GRAIN BIN BLOWN DOWN AND A PORTION OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF A STRUCTURE. 1104 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE HALLOWELL 37.20N 94.98W 11/30/2018 M60 MPH CHEROKEE KS MESONET CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2 NNE HALLOWELL. KANSAS MESONET FOR CHEROKEE (CRKK1) MEASURED 60 MPH WIND GUST. 0937 PM HAIL 1 NW MARSHFIELD 37.35N 92.92W 11/30/2018 M0.88 INCH WEBSTER MO NWS EMPLOYEE
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