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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
346 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026 /446 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026/

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/15/26 Tornado Event in Wayne County, Missouri...

.Overview...An embedded tornado in a storm line moving eastward
through Wayne County produced a brief tornado which began near
Lodi and progressed east-southeastward.

..Lodi...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.65 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             05:51 PM CDT
Start Location:         Lodi / Wayne County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          37.2585 / -90.4522

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               05:53 PM CDT
End Location:           1.5 ESE Lodi / Wayne County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            37.2512 / -90.4238

Survey Summary:
A brief tornado produced damage in and southeast of the town of
Lodi. The tornado began in Lodi damaging tree branches near County
Rd 305. It then tracked east-southeastward near County Road 216,
damaging several barns. Tree damage was observed along the just
over mile and a half path length, including a large swath of
snapped trees. The tornado lifted north of County Roads 216 and
GG.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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