Three tornadoes confirmed from weekend storms in southwest Missouri

The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes touched down late Saturday night, June 13, across portions of southwest Missouri during a severe weather outbreak that produced scattered structural damage.

The best news is that there were no reported injuries.

The strongest of the three tornadoes was rated EF-1 and struck near Fidelity in Jasper County shortly after 11:24 p.m. Survey teams estimated peak winds at 90 mph, with a path length of 1.23 miles. The tornado touched down in an area southeast of the I-44/I-49 interchange.

It initially rolled a secured carport, then moved east-northeast, snapping and uprooting multiple large trees along an intermittent path. A home along County Road 120 sustained significant roof and structural damage after a large tree fell onto the structure, and a truck was crushed beneath debris before the tornado lifted in an open field.

Two additional EF-0 tornadoes were also confirmed in Barry County.

The first of those struck near Purdy and tracked into the Monett area just after 11:48 p.m. Survey officials said the 4.77-mile path produced scattered tree damage, including uprooted trees and snapped large branches.

Two farm outbuildings suffered wall collapses, and sheet metal was thrown more than 300 yards in some locations.

The second EF-0 tornado developed minutes later near Butterfield at about 11:54 p.m. and traveled 1.72 miles before lifting.

Damage included snapped wooden power poles along Highway 37 and additional tree damage along the path.

All three tornadoes were brief but part of a larger line of bowing-out storms that moved through the region giving us widespread 70-80mph wind gusts.