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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
516 PM CDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/14/25 Tornado Event...

.Rural Webster/Wright County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  17.27 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/14/2025
Start Time:             06:43 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 N Seymour / Webster County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          37.2217 / -92.7529

End Date:               03/14/2025
End Time:               07:02 PM CDT
End Location:           6 ESE Grovespring / Wright County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            37.3666 / -92.4984

Survey Summary:
NWS storm survey indicates an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind
speeds of 100 mph started 5 miles north of Diggins and tracked
northeast into western Wright County with a path length of just
over 17 miles. The maximum width of the tornado was around
60 yards. Damage included a roof torn off of a home, numerous
barns destroyed, a collapsed cell phone tower, and snapped trees
laying in a cyclonic pattern.

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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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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