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Formed near Bowling Green and moved NE crossing the Mississippi River near Louisiana into Pike County, IL.  Three people were injured at the west edge of Bowling Green when a house lost its roof and a wall while they were having lunch.

Reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A small tornado touched down on a farm 4 miles S and 2.5 miles W of Curryville W of Route V and the community of New Harmony, causing intermittent damage east-northeastward through the New Harmony Church Cemetery.  The tornado dissipated just W of Route M, 3.5 miles S of Curryville.  As the storm approached from the W, 2 funnels were sighted, one which dissipated.  This tornado occurred 11 miles downstream of the Mexico-Farber tornado and may be associated with that storm.

The Pike County Sheriff observed a funnel cloud approaching Bowling Green from the W which passed directly over the city remaining aloft.  What was apparently the same funnel was observed approaching and first touching down on a farm 4 miles E and 1.5 miles N of Bowling Green.  Damage occurred on 5 farms including the destruction of more than 1000 trees at the Paul Stark Orchards.

Tornado reported near Cyrene.

Tornado was reported 2 miles S of Louisiana with no damage reported.

The county sheriff reported a small tornado touched down briefly southwest of Bowling Green. Damage was limited to downed trees.

A brief tornado touched down near Curryville. No damage was reported.

The same supercell that spawned the Whiteside tornado in Lincoln County created another tornado which tracked for 20 plus miles from SW of Annada in Pike County, MO, NE across Calhoun County, IL, then into Pike County, IL. The first segment extended for about 6.5 miles from SW of Annada to the Mississippi river west of Mozier IL. The tornado started out at F2 traveling along a bluff and destroying one home and damaging 2 others. 2 of the 4 sides of the destroyed home were blown 100 to 150 yards downwind. Several trees were downed along the path as well.  Total damage was $200,000 along the track.

The supercell that spawned the Midway, Hinton, and Mexico tornadoes created one more tornado that first struck on the north side of Louisiana, MO then crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois. Only minor roof damage and trees were downed on the north side of Louisiana before the tornado headed NE into Illinois.

A small tornado struck in northwest Pike County. Damage was limited to downed trees.

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