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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
959 PM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for April 20, 2025 Tornado Event...

.Carl Junction...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  23.53 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/20/2025
Start Time:             01:57 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 ENE Riverton / Cherokee County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          37.0779 / -94.6885

End Date:               04/21/2025
End Time:               02:22 PM CDT
End Location:           4 SE Nashville / Jasper County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            37.3377 / -94.4276

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado touched down near Empire Lake to the north of
Galena, downing hundreds of trees and damaging multiple roofs
before crossing the Missouri border to the west of Belleville.
The tornado continued northeast through Carl Junction before
lifting near the intersection of County Rd 210 and H highway in
northern Jasper County. Multiple witnesses reported the tornado
to be rain-wrapped.

.Lamar...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    81 mph
Path Length /statute/:  19.67 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/20/2025
Start Time:             02:29 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 S Oakton / Barton County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          37.3928 / -94.3697

End Date:               04/20/2025
End Time:               02:50 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NNE Milford / Barton County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            37.6113 / -94.1397

Survey Summary:
An EF-0 tornado touched down in south-central Barton County in
Missouri at 2:29 PM on April 20, 2025, tracking northeast through
the city of Lamar before finally lifting northeast of Milford at
2:50 PM. The majority of damage from this tornado was in the city
of Lamar, where it caused light to moderate damage to around
200 homes and businesses. Eyewitness accounts report a rain-
wrapped tornado, and much of the debris field left behind
consisted of light debris like leaf litter pressed to multiple
sides of impacted structures by the rain. Straight line wind
damage was also found to the east of the path in Lamar, including
a damaged tornado siren within a sporadic debris field.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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