Power Outage in Portageville, MO

Multiple videos showed a narrow funnel cloud with some minor debris. The video was taken looking north from Portageville and west from Marston. There was damage to a carport and some power lines. The video and the damage report were relayed by local broadcast media. There was no apparent damage path on the ground. The short path track was based on videos combined with radar data.

Multiple videos showed a narrow funnel cloud with some minor debris. The video was taken looking north from Portageville and west from Marston. There was damage to a carport and some power lines. The video and the damage report were relayed by local broadcast media. There was no apparent damage path on the ground. The short path track was based on videos combined with radar data.

The EF-1 tornado damaged or destroyed several farm buildings. The farm buildings included large metal storage buildings. The concrete anchors of a shed were pulled from the ground. The tornado cut through the city of Marston, where the city hall and an apartment building were partially unroofed. At least three power poles were broken. Numerous trees were uprooted. The discernable tornado path ended in the Mississippi River flood plain. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph.

A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to 70 mph in Catron. Interstate 55 was closed in both directions at mile marker 51 due to downed power lines.

A prolonged period of thunderstorms with torrential rain caused flash flooding in many areas. In New Madrid, a power outage aggravated the flooding situation by disabling pumps. Some basements were flooded. In Portageville, police received 26 calls from residents with flooded houses. The northeast section of Portageville and Highway 162 received the most flood damage. Water was generally three to six inches deep. Numerous roads were flooded around the county. About a foot of rain fell in New Madrid in the three-day period ending on the morning of the 24th. A co-operative observer in New Madrid measured 11.70 inches. An unofficial report of 12.35 inches was received from New Madrid.

Four people were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries when their mobile home was destroyed near Portageville. Another trailer was overturned near Catron. The occupants of that trailer were not treated for injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Several homes were damaged by tree limbs falling on them, mostly in Lilbourn and Marston. At least one home in Marston and a mobile home in Lilbourn were uninhabitable after trees landed on them. Shingles were blown off at least several other homes. Fences, barns, and sheds were damaged around the county. Parts of the city of New Madrid remained without power through the following day, which resulted in school closings. New Madrid County was designated a federal disaster area, enabling individual residents to apply for relief.

Construction signs were blown down along Interstate 55 near Portageville, and trees and power lines were down in Portageville.