Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern U.S.; Snow in the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley today with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest today into Wednesday. Read More >

Overview

Two lines of storms affected the Ozarks from the late evening of May 2nd into the overnight hours of May 3rd. The first line affected mainly portions of west central into central Missouri, where a 1 inch hail report occurred in St. Clair county. The second line of storms started moving into extreme southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri just before midnight with several damaging wind reports. Just after 2 AM, a couple of brief spin up tornadoes affected northern Christian and southeast Greene counties.

Tornado damage in northern Christian county


Tornado damage in northern Christian county	Tornado damage in northern Christian county	Tornado damage in northern Christian county

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Tornado - 2.5 miles north of Ozark
Christian County

Date	5/3/2018
Time (Local)	2:10 - 2:13 AM
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	Up to 95 mph
Path Length	1.2 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The damage path began near the intersection of North 3rd street and Sunset road, where minor roof damage occurred. The storm then moved northeast causing additional roof damage, along with snapping trees and destroying outbuildings along its path before lifting near the end of Peartree drive.

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KML Points: 2.5 miles north of Ozark Points

KML Path: 2.5 miles north of Ozark Path

Tornado - Just west of Rogersville
Southeast Greene County

Date	05/03/2018
Time (Local)	2:17 - 2:18 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	0.25 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: A barn was destroyed and trees were uprooted near the intersection of East farm road 186 and Farm road 241.

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KML Points: Just West of Rogersville Points

KML Path: Just West of Rogersville Path

Tornado - 1.5 miles northeast of Squires
Douglas County

Date	5/3/2018
Time (Local)	2:45 - 2:47 AM
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	0.75 mile
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Roof off a new cattle feeder, lots of limbs down, trees uprooted and snapped. One outbuilding destroyed.

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KML Points: 1,5 miles northeast of Squires Points

KML Path: 1.5 miles northeast of Squires Path

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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