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Sunday's Weather Event Included an EF0 Tornado Near Qulin
August 11th 2021 by Dee Loflin
Sunday's Weather Event Included an EF0 Tornado Near Qulin

From the National Weather Service in Paducah, KY states a brief EF-0 Tornado touched down 4 miles northwest of Qulin in Butler County on Sunday evening around 7:15 p.m..  This is the same cell that passed between Malden and Bernie.

Below is the report from the National Weather Service:

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/08/21 TORNADO EVENT...

.OVERVIEW...A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF

QULIN IN BUTLER COUNTY MISSOURI.

.TORNADO NORTHWEST OF QULIN...

RATING: EF-0

ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH 

PATH LENGTH/STATUTE/:0.1 MILES 

PATH WIDTH/MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS 

FATALITIES: 0 

INJURIES: 0

START DATE:             AUG 8 2021

START TIME:             7:14 PM CDT

START LOCATION:         4.3 MI NW OF QULIN, MISSOURI 

START LAT/LON:          36.64 / -90.3016

END DATE:               AUG 8 2021

END TIME:               7:14 PM CDT

END LOCATION:           4.3 MI NW OF QULIN, MISSOURI 

END LAT/LON: 36.6404 / -90.3001 

SURVEY SUMMARY:

A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT A RESIDENCE ALONG HIGHWAY 53 TO THE NORTHWEST OF QULIN, MO. IT LIFTED THE FRONT PORCH ROOF COVERING UP AND OVER THE HOUSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE ROOF BEFORE LANDING IN THE BACKYARD. A FEW TREES WERE SNAPPED ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL. 

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE  FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH

EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH

EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH

EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH

EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH

EF5...VIOLENT...>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. 


Last Updated on August 11th 2021 by Dee Loflin




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