Overview
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A strong storm system tracked through the region during the overnight hours on Thursday April 18, 2019. A squall line moved into the area from the southwest and mainly affected southeast Kansas into parts of western and southwestern Missouri. Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes all occurred in this line of storms. |
Tornadoes:
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Tornado - North Greenfield
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Tornado - West Lockwood
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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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| Lamar Wind Damage | Lockwood Damage | Walnut Grove Damage | Walnut Grove Damage |
Radar
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| Radar Loop Thursday morning April 18, 2019 |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
256 PM CDT THU APR 18 2019
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
1239 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W LAMAR HEIGHTS 37.50N 94.33W
04/18/2019 BARTON MO PUBLIC
VIA FACEBOOK POST. DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AT
IRRIGATION BUSINESS. TIME BASED.
1257 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N JERICO SPRINGS 37.65N 94.01W
04/18/2019 CEDAR MO EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO HOG BARN ROOFS BLOWN OFF. TIME BASED ON
RADAR.
1202 AM TSTM WND DMG WEST MINERAL 37.28N 94.92W
04/18/2019 CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
12 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN IN WEST.
1157 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE FAULKNER 37.08N 94.99W
04/17/2019 CHEROKEE KS PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS, ONE LARGE TREE DOWN,
DAMAGE TO A HOUSE.
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E HALLOWELL 37.17N 94.97W
04/18/2019 CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN 7 MILES WEST
OF COLUMBUS NEAR HWY 160.
1214 AM TSTM WND GST 4 W LAWTON 37.23N 94.70W
04/18/2019 M73 MPH CHEROKEE KS BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTED BY KOAM.
1208 AM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW BAXTER SPRINGS 37.03N 94.76W
04/18/2019 M60 MPH CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND DIME SIZED HAIL JUST
TER SPRINGS.
1200 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W HALLOWELL 37.17N 95.03W
04/18/2019 E60 MPH CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH PLUS WIND GUSTS.
1213 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E RINGO 37.51N 94.74W
04/18/2019 CRAWFORD KS PUBLIC
GARAGE DOOR AND SIDING DAMAGE TO HOME OFF
OF.
1213 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S RINGO 37.48N 94.76W
04/18/2019 CRAWFORD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
OUTBUILDING AND TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS ALL
BLOWN SAME DIRECTION.
1156 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE MCCUNE 37.40N 94.96W
04/17/2019 CRAWFORD KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORTED AT 896 SOUTH 80TH STREET, MCCUNE,
TO PARSONAGE HOUSE AND CHURCH SHINGLES TORN
OFF AND WIRES DOWN TH TRANSFORMER KNOCKED
OVER. TIME DAR.
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW MCCUNE 37.39N 95.03W
04/18/2019 CRAWFORD KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE DEPARTMENT BRUSH TRUCK TRAPPED BY DOWN
POWER LINES ON SOUTH 40TH ST, BETWEEN WEST
540TH AVE AND WEST 530TH AVE. TIMING
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1217 AM TSTM WND GST 1 S PITTSBURG 37.39N 94.70W
04/18/2019 E60 MPH CRAWFORD KS AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWNED IN YARD IN SOUTH PITTSBURG. IND
GUSTS OF 60-PLUS MPH.
0100 AM TORNADO 2 N GREENFIELD 37.44N 93.85W
04/18/2019 DADE MO NWS STORM SURVEY
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
N GREENFIELD. NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF0
DAMAGE WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 65MPH. TREE
DAMAGE, ALONG WITH DEBRIS SPLATTERED ON ALL
SIDES OF A STRUCTURE WERE FOUND. OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WERE ALSO DISPLACED TO THE
SOUTHWEST, UP WIND INTO A FENCE. THE TORNADO
TRAVELED ABOUT ONE MILE.
1250 AM TORNADO 3 NNW MEINERT 37.38N 94.02W
04/18/2019 DADE MO NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF 0 TORNADO DAMAGE
WEST/SOUTHWEST OF LOCKWOOD WITH WINDS
ESTIMATED AT 75 MPH ALONG A 1.97MILE PATH.
DAMAGE OCCURRED TO TREES, OUTBUILDINGS AND
AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N GREENFIELD 37.44N 93.85W
04/18/2019 DADE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO BARNS DOWN. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
ON RADAR.
1254 AM TSTM WND DMG LOCKWOOD 37.39N 93.95W
04/18/2019 DADE MO CO-OP OBSERVER
SOME LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. TIME BASED ON
RADAR ESTIMATE.
0953 PM HAIL 5 N AVA 37.03N 92.66W
04/17/2019 E1.00 INCH DOUGLAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL RELAYED BY IO
AND MEDIA.
0950 PM HAIL 4 E GOODHOPE 36.90N 92.74W
04/17/2019 E0.88 INCH DOUGLAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
DELAYED REPORT DUE TO POWER OUTAGE.
0920 PM HAIL BATTLEFIELD 37.12N 93.37W
04/17/2019 E0.70 INCH GREENE MO PUBLIC
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW WALNUT GROVE 37.39N 93.57W
04/18/2019 GREENE MO NWS STORM SURVEY
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM E
AREA. NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND ED BY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS TO THE F WALNUT
GROVE.SOME TREE AND DAMAGE OCCURRED.
1225 AM HAIL 1 NE JOPLIN 37.09N 94.50W
04/18/2019 E1.75 INCH JASPER MO PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND 6-INCH DIAMETER TREE
DOWN.
1228 AM HAIL 1 NE JOPLIN 37.09N 94.51W
04/18/2019 E1.00 INCH JASPER MO PUBLIC
ESTIMATED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT INTERSECTION
OF 20TH ST. AND MAIN ST. IN JOPLIN. TIMING
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1244 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N CARL JUNCTION 37.20N 94.56W
04/18/2019 JASPER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 171.
1235 AM TSTM WND DMG FIDELITY 37.07N 94.31W
04/18/2019 JASPER MO PUBLIC
LARGE TREE SNAPPED OFF AT TRUNK LY 10 FEET
ABOVE THE GROUND AND PARKED VAN. PICTURE VIA
SOCIAL ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1233 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW JASPER 37.31N 94.32W
04/18/2019 JASPER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
2 LARGE MACHINE SHEDS DAMAGED NEAR N OF
COUNTY RD 150 AND REDBUD RD TRANSMISSION
LINES BLOWN DOWN AT 60 AND REDBUD RD. TIME
ESTIMATED.
1229 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE ALBA 37.28N 94.39W
04/18/2019 JASPER MO NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN.
1227 AM TSTM WND DMG NECK CITY 37.26N 94.44W
04/18/2019 JASPER MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MULTIPLE POWERLINES DOWN IN THE NECK CITY.
1225 AM TSTM WND DMG CARTERVILLE 37.15N 94.44W
04/18/2019 JASPER MO PUBLIC
TOP OF TREE BLOWN DOWN ONTO SIDE OF A HOUSE
LLE. PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TED FROM
RADAR.
1235 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE JASPER 37.33N 94.29W
04/18/2019 JASPER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN.
1235 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W CARTHAGE 37.18N 94.34W
04/18/2019 E65 MPH JASPER MO PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60-65 MPH WIND GUSTS ON THE E OF
CARTHAGE.
1229 AM TSTM WND GST 1 NNE AIRPORT DRIVE 37.15N 94.50W
04/18/2019 M67 MPH JASPER MO ASOS
JLN ASOS REPORTS 58 KNOT (67 MPH) WIND GUST
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1223 AM TSTM WND GST 1 NE AIRPORT DRIVE 37.15N 94.50W
04/18/2019 M67 MPH JASPER MO ASOS
ASOS STATION KJLN JOPLIN ASOS. CORRECTED.
0133 AM TSTM WND DMG PLEASANT HOPE 37.46N 93.27W
04/18/2019 POLK MO EMERGENCY MNGR
NORTH SIDE OF PLEASANT HOPE BARN ROOFS BLOWN
OFF. TIME BASED ON RADAR.
0127 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE BRIGHTON 37.48N 93.34W
04/18/2019 POLK MO EMERGENCY MNGR
A BARN HAD DOORS BLOWN OFF AND A FEW OF THE
E WERE TOSSED 75 TO 100 FEET TO ER A FENCE.
TIME BASED ON RADAR.
0120 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE EUDORA 37.46N 93.50W
04/18/2019 POLK MO NWS STORM SURVEY
STORM SURVEY FOUND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
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