Two tornadoes confirmed near Warsaw in Benton Co. Friday night
Jessica Hafner
The National Weather Service in Springfield has confirmed two tornadoes touched down around Warsaw in Benton County Friday night.
Severe weather spanned the entire region, with these two tornadoes touching down and lifting between 7:23 p.m. and 7:26 p.m.
An EF-1 tornado with winds of up to 90 mph tracked east across the northern side of Warsaw for a little over two and a half miles, stopping near Highway 65. It had a width of about 300 yards and flipped multiple mobile homes that were sitting on cinder blocks. Several trees were uprooted and snapped. Meteorologists who surveyed the damage noted that the damage likely extends farther southwest and northeast, and there are plans to go back and examine more of the track.
A second EF-0 tornado was caused damage to building on Highway 83 and Highway MM southeast of Warsaw. There was heavy tree damage in this area, and further surveying is also planned for this track. The maximum winds were recorded at 80 mph, and the tornado’s width was around 200 yards.
As of 9:00 p.m. Saturday night, there were still a few hundred to 1000 customers without power in the region stretching toward the Lake of the Ozarks.