Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Perryville, MO

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Hail Report Description: Report from mPING of Half Dollar (1.25 in.) hail.

Hail Report Description: Delayed Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY E AND COUNTY ROAD 208.

Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).

Hail Report Description: HAIL LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. CAUSED DAMAGE TO CAR AND MOBILE HOME ROOF. REPORT RELAYED TO KFVS-12 BY PUBLIC.

Hail Report Description: Some golf-ball size hailstones were observed. The majority of the hail was approximately dime size.

Hail Report Description: Hail ranging from quarter to half-dollar size was reported.

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Hail Report Description: Quarter-size hail was reported at the county sheriff department.

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Hail Report Description: Hail accumulated 2 to 3 inches deep along Interstate 55. The hail ranged from pea to marble size.

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Hail Report Description: The county sheriff reported large hail and strong wind gusts.

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Wind Report Description: Damage reported on the south side of Perryville. Possible tornado.

Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS HIGH SUST WINDS REPORT FROM 1 E PERRYVILLE.

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Wind Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL AND 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS.

Wind Report Description: TREE ON A HOUSE IN PERRYVILLE. MINOR DAMAGE TO HOME. POWER KNOCKED OUT.

Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 630.

Wind Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** A PERSON WAS HIT BY AWNING AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 51 AND 61 DUE TO STRONG WINDS.

Wind Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** A PERSON WAS HIT BY AWNING AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 51 AND 61 DUE TO STRONG WINDS.

Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.

Wind Report Description: VERY STRONG WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 60 MPH

Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF POWER LINES SNAPPED AND TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. LATE REPORT. TIME APPROXIMATED BY RADAR.

Wind Report Description: STREET SIGN AND TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN...ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND WINDOW PLANTERS DISPLACED. ONE ENTIRE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.

Wind Report Description: POWER FLASHED VIEWED JUST NORTH OF PERRYVILLE ALONG INTERSTATE 55

Wind Report Description: ONE TREE OVER THE ROAD ON CR832 AND ONE TREE DOWN ON CR210

Wind Report Description: TWO LARGE TREES UPROOTED. NUMEROUS SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREE LIMBS BROKEN. MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF COVERING MATERIAL. DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 61 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PERRYVILLE.

Wind Report Description: A couple of trees were blown down.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down in the western part of the county. Three semi tractor-trailers were overturned along Interstate 55 south of Perryville.

Wind Report Description: A shed was damaged near County Road 701.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were down across roads at locations scattered across the county.

Wind Report Description: Tree limbs and power lines were blown down. A tree limb caused power lines to fall across city-owned vehicles at a city fire station. A downed tree completely blocked a city street. Several trees were damaged on the courthouse lawn. A tree fell across a wire and broke off a pole near the courthouse.

Wind Report Description: Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Near Biehle, one tree hit a gasoline tank with about 30 gallons of fuel in it. A more concentrated area of damage occurred near the Perryville airport, where a couple of citizens reported seeing a tornado. No confirmation of the tornado could be obtained. The private hangars at the airport were slightly damaged, and the roof was taken off a nearby residence. The damaging winds proceded northeast across a farm, destroying a number of barns and a grain silo. Elsewhere in the county, several utility poles were snapped off. Just south of Longtown, a camper trailer was turned on its side. In Perryville, a large tree fell through a carport. Road crews removed debris from roadways into the following day.

Wind Report Description: Power lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down on Highway B.

Wind Report Description: Three utility poles were snapped, and trees were down on power lines.

Wind Report Description: Two ten-by-twelve foot sections of metal flashing were torn off a building. Gutters were damaged. A number of trees were uprooted, including a tree that fell on a mobile home on the northwest side of Perryville.

Wind Report Description: The roof was blown off a barn.

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Wind Report Description: Winds estimated near 60 MPH blew out the showroom window of a car dealership on Highway 51. A nearby outbuilding was blown onto a pickup truck. Numerous large tree limbs were down throughout town.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide, including T Highway west of Perryville, E Highway northeast of Perryville, and County Road 816 west of Brewer. Power lines were down on Highway 51N.

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Tornado Report Description: Multiple structures with major damage on the south side of Perryville.

Tornado Report Description: EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED OVERTURNED VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 55 NEAR MILE MARKER 133. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE AREA. DEATHS ARE REPORTED.

Tornado Report Description: ROOF AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED ON FAR NORTH SIDE OF COMMUNITY. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES. MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED.

Tornado Report Description: LARGE TORNADO VIEWED BY TRAINED SPOTTER WITHIN POWER FLASHES AND LIGHTNING. TREES DAMAGED. SEVERAL HOMES COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

Tornado Report Description: *** 1 FATAL... 12 INJ *** EF-4 TORNADO WITH A 50.4 MILE PATH THAT ENDED 1.8 MILES SW OF CHRISTOPHER... IL. PEAK WINDS WERE 180 MPH. SOME OF THE WORST DAMAGE WAS ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF PERRYVILLE WITH 5 HOUSES LEVELED. PEAK WIDTH WAS 0.6 MILES. DAMAGE PATH SHOWED MULTIPLE VORTEX CHARACTERISTICS WITH GROUND STRIATIONS/SCARRING TO BARE GROUND IN PERRY COUNTY NEAR MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TORNADO WAS ON GROUND FOR 1 HOUR AND 2 MINUTES LIFTING AT 857PM.

Tornado Report Description: This violent F-4 tornado reached its maximum intensity near the village of Crosstown, where peak winds were estimated near 210 MPH. Along the Perry County portion of the tornado track, 62 homes were destroyed, 17 had major damage, and 23 received minor damage. Ten of the destroyed homes were mobile homes, and seven that sustained major damage were mobile homes. Three churches were destroyed or heavily damaged. Numerous vehicles were tossed. Over 100 utility poles were broken off. Hundreds of trees were broken off or uprooted. The tornado first touched down at County Road 302 near Friedenburg, where F-1 winds destroyed a barn and partially unroofed a two-story house. There were also downed trees, including a few that fell on a house. As the tornado continued northeast across County Road 316 between Crosstown and Friedenburg, it widened to about 100 yards. Scores of trees were broken off or uprooted, and the roof was blown off a house. The tornado strengthened to F-3 intensity as it reached the junction of Highways P and C in Crosstown. The roof was torn off a church, windows were broken, and other structural damage occurred. Nearby, the roof was blown off a two-story brick store that was over 100 years old. An overturned vehicle was in the front yard, and trees were mangled. The width increased to 220 yards. In the center of Crosstown on Highway C, the tornado reached F-4 intensity. This is where a site-built house was levelled. The F-4 damage continued east along County Road 350 in Crosstown, where two more site-built houses were levelled. Only the bolted-down floor of one residence remained. An eyewitness along County Road 350 stated he took shelter in the basement after seeing fog coming directly toward him. His house remained mostly intact, except for the roof and garage. The tornado weakened to F-3 intensity about one to two miles east of Crosstown, where a modular home was destroyed except for the bathroom. A vehicle was tossed in the yard. The weakening trend continued east along County Road 350 to the Mississippi River, where many trees were uprooted and broken off. Some outbuildings were thrown around. The path width decreased to 75 yards as the intensity lowered to F-1. The average path width was 150 yards. There were five injuries requiring medical attention, including one broken arm. Two people were moderately injured when the vehicle they were driving was tossed into a house. Dozens of other residents received minor injuries but did not seek medical attention. Where the tornado crossed the Mississippi River, a barge loaded with coal was pushed to the shoreline. The windows were blown out of the tug boat, and enough coal was blown into the tug boat that it was shovelled out. The tornado crossed the Mississippi River into Jackson County, Illinois.

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