3 EF-1 tornadoes confirmed in Benton County on Monday night
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A trio of EF-1 tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in Benton County on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service.
The first tornado touched down at 7:24 p.m., wind speeds maxed out at 105 mph, with an unconfirmed width. For the second of the tornadoes it touched down at 7:28 p.m., wind speeds eclipsed 100 miles per hour, while the width was 100 yards. Speeds for the third one at 7:35 p.m. also hit 100 mph, with a width of 300 yards.
Reported damage included uprooted and snapped trees, along with downed power lines and several barns with varying degrees of damage.
There were 4,644 electricity customers in Benton County without power on Monday evening. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives map showed on Wednesday afternoon that 1,742 were still without power.
Among the current customers without power, 793 were from Central Missouri Electric Cooperative, 826 from the Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Association and 123 from Sac Osage Electric Cooperative. Hundreds are also still without power in Henry and Saint Clair counties.
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