February 28th - March 1 2017 - Severe Storms and Tornadoes

Overview

Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted much of the region from the afternoon of February 28th through the early morning hours of March 1st, 2017. These storms produced at least 83 reports of large hail and damaging wind, including 3 small tornadoes across the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. National weather service in Springfield issued 33 severe thunderstorm warnings and 3 tornado warnings. Largest hail size reported was to the size of golf balls.

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Tornado - 1 SE Hepler, KS
Crawford County

Date	02/28/17
Time (Local)	10:37 pm
EF Rating	EF - 1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	0.10 mile
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: The tornado destroyed an outbuilding, while heavily damaging two other outbuildings. Several farm equipment items were also heavily damaged or thrown by the tornado.

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Tornado - 1 NNE Farlington, KS
Crawford County

Date	02/28/17
Time (Local)	10:43 pm
EF Rating	EF - 0
Est. Peak Winds	75 mph
Path Length	0.10 mile
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Two carports were destroyed and there was damage to two homes. A tree was also downed.

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Tornado - 3 N Buffalo, MO
Dallas County

Date	03/01/17
Time (Local)	12:30 AM
EF Rating	EF - 0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	1 mile
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: A brief and weak EF-0 tornado touched down north of Buffalo. Several trees were blown down as well as numerous large tree branches. There was damage to several outbuildings and barns. One barn was completely destroyed. A truck was severely damaged from debris. One home had severe roof damage.

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Tornado - 4 WSW Lebanon, MO
Laclede County

Date	03/01/17
Time (Local)	12:56 AM
EF Rating	EF - 1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	0.10 mile
Max Width	200 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: The tornado uprooted or snapped numerous trees. Minor roof damage also occurred to a framed home and to nearby mobile homes.

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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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