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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
546 PM CDT Wed May 21 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 5/19/25 Tornado Event - Update # 1...

.Update...addition of three tornadoes in Dent County, bringing
the total number of tornadoes within the NWS Springfield area
of responsibility to 7 for this event.

.Custer Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    93 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.79 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/19/2025
Start Time:             10:18 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 ENE Darien / Dent County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          37.5342 / -91.5586

End Date:               05/19/2025
End Time:               10:21 PM CDT
End Location:           3 ENE Darien / Dent County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            37.5377 / -91.5449

Survey Summary:
A short lived tornado damaged a barn and uprooted trees along and
east of Highway Z to the west of Custer. This tornado may extend
northeast depending on further reports.

.1 SE Hobson...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.97 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/19/2025
Start Time:             10:20 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 W Howes / Dent County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          37.7201 / -91.6126

End Date:               05/19/2025
End Time:               10:21 PM CDT
End Location:           4 WNW Howes / Dent County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            37.7274 / -91.5975

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down just southeast of Hobson on County Road
3180. Trees were uprooted and barns were severely damaged.

.SE Salem...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    78 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.26 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/19/2025
Start Time:             10:21 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 S Salem / Dent County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          37.6027 / -91.5463

End Date:               05/19/2025
End Time:               10:25 PM CDT
End Location:           2 E Salem / Dent County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            37.6425 / -91.4882

Survey Summary:
A tornado developed just south of Salem off State Highway Z and
traveled northeast, ending east ot salem near County Road 4185.
Numerous trees were uprooted and barns were damaged.

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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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