The National Weather Service of Kansas City reports three tornadoes were produced from a long-track supercell thunderstorm that moved across northern Missouri Saturday night, per a preliminary damage result survey of the storms.
Two tornadoes touched down in Linn County and one touched down in Trenton.
Additionally, the storm produced hail up to baseball and softball size in addition to significant non-tornadic wind damage, per NWS.
“In the coming days, we may use satellite and other areal imagery to further examine the tracks to determine if any of the paths are continuous that could not be determined from our ground survey conducted on Sunday, May 7, 2023,” per an NWS news release.
The Trenton tornado is categorized as an EF-0. NWS estimates the max path length was 0.62 miles and the max path width was 25 yards. Winds peaked at 85 mph.
It is said to have started at 7:39 p.m. at 9th and Washington streets and ended at 7:41 p.m. at 9th and Emma streets. The tornado was contained to Trenton.
Source: kshb.com
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