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Developed across far northeastern Osage County and moved NE across far northwestern Gasconade County before entering Montgomery County.   Houses and barns were swept away near Rhineland before it entered Warren County.  A total of 1 person was killed and 8 injured by this tornado.

Moved NE, passing 3 miles E of Bellflower.  A church and a barn were destroyed.  A woman was killed and an infant was injured.  Dissipated in Lincoln County.

Tornado moved E, passing through Mineola and ending 2 miles S of Florence.  Churches, homes, a school, and a 22 room hotel under construction were destroyed.  Near Mineola, a man was killed in a barn.  South of Florence, 2 people were killed when they ran from their home after it was unroofed, and were hit by debris as the rest of the home blew apart.

Formed near Montgomery City and moved NNW to near Wellsville.  Barns were destroyed.

Tornado touched down north of Jonesburg.  The first touched down N of town in a wooded area snapping several trees in half, one barn was destroyed, extensive damage to one home,  power lines knocked out and debris spread for a half mile.

Passed SE of Jonesburg.  Large cedar trees 2 feet in diameter were snapped in half.  Granite tombstones were blown over.  As the tornado moved NE, several small trees uprooted.  Moving through a trailer park, the tornado did most of its damage.  Out of 8 homes, 3 were totally destroyed and debris from the mobile home park was scattered 0.5 mile onto I-70.

Unconfirmed tornado reported by the county sheriff 3 miles S of Wellsville.  No other information.

A tornado touched down at High Hill in the eastern part of the county.  One home was demolished.

A tornado with an intermittent damage track first touched down in Martinsburg in Audrain County where many windows were shattered and numerous large trees were blown down. The county sheriff office reported the heaviest damage in a well defined path through town. The tornado crossed into Montgomery County.  In Wellsville, two eye witnesses saw a tornado approach from the northwest and split into two funnels. The tornado uprooted trees which fell on several cars and houses. A few cars were crushed. A roof off the Kiddie Kastle Day Care Center along Highway 19 was ripped off and deposited between 200 and 250 yards downwind.  Extensive damage to houses occurred mainly in the SE part of town. Strong winds from the tornado tore the roof off at least two houses. A wind gust to 90 mph was reported in town but it us unknown if it was directly associated with the tornado. To the east of Wellsville, the tornado apparently tore the roof off a barn near the intersection of Highway 161 and County Road CC before lifting. No one was injured.  Damage in both counties was $5,000,000.

A sheriff deputy reported a brief tornado touchdown in open country near Bellflower. There was no damage.

A tornado struck eastern Montgomery County causing damage at a farm and downing trees and power lines. The tornado first caused damage at a farm on Leonard Road which was also where the most extensive damage occurred. A large garage lost both doors and half of its roof. A grain trailer was overturned and 2 grain bins blown away, one to the NW and the other about 1/2 mile to the E. The remainder of the damage path consisted of downed trees and crop damage.

A tornado hit Jonesburg causing some tree and roof damage. About a dozen buildings suffered roof damage from the tornado. There were also numerous trees and power lines down.

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SD - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1959-2004: Storm Data. Vols. 1-46, Nos. 1-12, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC.
SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database