344 NWUS53 KSGF 011826 LSRSGF PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 126 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0342 PM TORNADO 4 SSE STELLA 36.71N 94.17W 04/30/2019 MCDONALD MO NWS STORM SURVEY AN NWS SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO THAT TRACKED FROM 5 MILES SW OF ROCKY COMFORT TO 5 MILES NE OF WHEATON, MO. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED AT 110 MPH, WITH A PATH WIDTH OF 0.5 MILES AND A PATH LENGTH OF 12 MILES. THE TORNADO STARTED AT 3:42 PM AND ENDED AROUND 4:04 PM. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED, INCLUDING THE DESTRUCTION OF 4 BARNS. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO HUNDREDS OF TREES ALONG THE TORNADO PATH. && $$ CKR