Missouri – The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a report of their survey on the damaging tornadoes that swept through several counties in southern Missouri on Sunday, May 26th.
To summarize the report, a total of 8 tornadoes were surveyed, with the strongest being categorized as an EF-3 tornado that touched down near Mountain View.
To go through each tornado that was surveyed, the Dade County, Bradleyville, Winona, and Buffalo tornadoes were ranked EF-0. The Wright County tornado was rated at EF-1 with a peak wind speed of 100mph. The Birch Tree tornado, which peaked at wind speeds of 125 miles per hour ranked at EF-2. The Mountain View tornado, as previously stated, ranked at EF-3, with an estimated peak wind speed of 138 miles per hour. The last tornado surveyed, listed as the Bendavis tornado, ranked at an EF-1 with a peak estimated wind speed of 100mph.
The Houston tornado has yet to be officially surveyed, and information will be posted as it becomes available.
More information on each of these surveys can be read about below.
