3 tornadoes confirmed in listening area Monday morning

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The National Weather Service in Springfield has confirmed three tornadoes struck parts of the KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot listening area during a round of severe storms early Monday morning. The tornadoes were confirmed in Ozark, Douglas and Howell counties.

An EF-1 tornado struck in the Dora area of northern Ozark and southern Douglas counties. The weather service says the tornado started near Bryant Creek to the southwest of Dora. The tornado heavily damaged numerous outbuildings and trees along Highway CC southwest of Dora. Two mobile homes were also damaged along Highway CC, with one losing a roof and being pulled off its foundation. The tornado continued on to the northeast, crossing Highways 181 and 14 north of Dora, while snapping and damaging hundreds of trees before lifting along Highway 289 to the northeast of Dora. The tornado was on the ground for 12 minutes, with a path length of 13.05 miles, a maximum wind of 105 mph, and a maximum path width of 1/4 mile.

Another EF-1 tornado hit Douglas County. The tornado began along Bryant Creek and proceeded to the northeast, where it crossed Highway 14 and moved to the southeast of Drury and Vanzant, before lifting near Highway 76 to the east of Vanzant. Hundreds to thousands of trees were snapped or destroyed along the tornado’s path, as well as damage to several outbuildings with one being completely destroyed. The tornado was on the ground for a total length of 16.45 miles, 15 minutes, a maximum wind of 100 miles per hour and a maximum path width of a 1/4 mile wide.

The third tornado was a brief EF-0 tornado, which occurred in western Howell county about 5 miles southwest of Willow Springs. The tornado touched down just west of County Road 5790 and uprooted or snapped several hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado was on the ground for a total length of 0.10 miles and maximum wind of 85 miles per hour.

No injuries were reported in any of the tornadoes.

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