Ripley County, Missouri

The tornado destroyed a permanent home and a mobile home. Major damage occurred to two other permanent homes. The sole fatality occurred about midway between Gatewood and Briar, where a two-story house was destroyed. The victim was sleeping on the second floor at the time. His body was found in a field about 75 yards from the residence. Two people on the first floor of the house escaped from under the debris without injury. Two mobile homes were unroofed. Many trees were snapped or uprooted. Several trees blocked U.S. Route 160 where the tornado crossed it. Much of the tornado's path was in the Mark Twain National Forest. The average path width was 200 yards. Peak wind speeds were estimated near 140 MPH. The strongest winds and widest path extended from near Tucker to the destroyed house (midway between Briar and Gatewood).

A long track EF-4 tornado in Arkansas moved northeast into Ripley County to the southeast of Poynor. It produced EF-2 damage as it continued northeast passing to the southeast of Doniphan and then it made a turn toward the east as it approached U.S. 160. It passed near Fairdealing and continued east into Butler county just north of U.S. 160. The tornado did mainly roof damage to several homes, destroyed a few barns, and several wooden power poles were snapped or leaning. Hundreds of trees were damaged along its path. One person suffered minor injuries in a manufactured home that rolled to the east of Poynor. The estimated peak wind was 125 mph. The total path length of this tornado was 118 miles.

This intense macroburst was centered along U.S. Highway 160 over western and central Ripley County, including the city of Doniphan. The average path width was about 5.5 miles, averaging from two miles north of Highway 160 to about three miles south. Peak wind gusts near 90 mph caused extensive tree damage, in addition to structural damage in the city of Doniphan. The Ripley County courthouse, a nearby commercial business, and the chamber of commerce building lost portions of their roofs. Rain caused water damage to all three buildings. A museum lost metal roofing. Two houses in the city were damaged by a falling tree. Doors were blown off buildings and blown up to 50 yards. Windows were broken. Winds were measured at 79 mph at the Doniphan Fire Department and estimated at 90 mph by the NWS survey team at the courthouse. A tree fell through a trailer home on Highway Y, splitting it in two. A house in Gatewood was damaged by a falling tree. There were numerous power outages around the county. Many roads were blocked by downed trees.