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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
606 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/2025 Bates County Tornado...

.Overview...

A brief EF0 Tornado began in an open field about 4.5 miles east-
northeast of Butler Missouri near NE County Road 4004. The
tornado continued northeast, resulting in minor damage to power
poles and trees, with damage to some empty small grain bins and 
minor damage to an outbuilding before resulting in minor damage to a 
single family home and outbuildings about 3 miles south of Ballard, 
MO. Thank you to Bates and Henry county Emergency Management for 
their assistance in the damage survey. 

.Bates County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.50 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2025
Start Time:             07:02 AM CDT
Start Location:         5 ENE Butler / Bates County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.2753 / -94.2358

End Date:               04/02/2025
End Time:               07:11 AM CDT
End Location:           3 S Ballard / Bates County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            38.32 / -94.12

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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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