Power Outage in Sikeston, MO

Several trees were snapped along County Highway 246 between New Hamburg and Oran. A tree was uprooted in New Hamburg. Power lines were down.

Trees and power lines were down in the city. A tree was blown onto a house. Numerous tree limbs were down. Some power outages occurred.

Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down throughout most of Scott City except for the western part near Interstate 55. Some of the large limbs and branches were from healthy trees. The whole trees that blew down were diseased or rotten. Two trees fell on one home, causing major damage to the house. One tree fell on a car. Power lines were down, and streets were closed. The damage was caused by a microburst with peak winds estimated near 75 mph. The width of the damage area was about one-half mile. The length of the damage path was about 1.6 miles.

Two stick built homes were destroyed. One of these homes had complete roof loss, as well as most exterior walls and some interior walls blown out. A vehicle was blown out of the garage. The other home had a large portion of the roof blown off and some exterior walls blown out. Three empty railroad cars were overturned. A 60 by 80 foot building was blown away. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed. Numerous other mobile homes sustained moderate to major damage. Several irrigation systems were blown around. Many dozens of large or very large trees were snapped. Nine power poles were snapped. The tornado was videotaped as it crossed parts of the county. Peak winds were estimated near 140 mph. This tornado was spawned by the supercell thunderstorm that would later spawn a 42-mile long EF-3 tornado in western Kentucky and the southern tip of Illinois.

A trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 mph. Power outages were reported.

A single wide mobile home was demolished. The undercarriage was blown 100 yards. A father and his two adult sons, who were inside the home, were killed. Highway 77 was shut down in Diehlstadt. Numerous power lines were down. Several large warehouse buildings sustained partial roof loss and moderate structural damage. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. Propane leaks were reported. Fencing and signs were blown down. The tornado damage was on the eastern edge of a larger area of downburst wind damage. Peak winds were estimated near 115 mph.

A total of 52 homes were damaged. The damage was mostly minor to moderate roof damage. Several businesses and a church were damaged. Numerous outbuildings were damaged. Several power poles were snapped. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped. An irrigation system was toppled. The path length was 3.5 miles and the path width was one-half mile. These downburst winds of up to 100 mph were on the right side of a small EF-2 tornado that struck Diehlstadt directly.

A few trees were blown down across the county. Power lines were down along Highway Y near Sikeston.

A few trees were blown down across the county. Power lines were down along Highway Y near Sikeston.

A few trees were blown down, along with some tree limbs and power lines.

Roofing was blown off a barbeque restaurant. Several other buildings sustained damage, mostly minor. Numerous trees and power poles were down. A tree landed on the roof of a historic house.

In the Sikeston area, a semi-trailer was overturned on U.S. Highway 60. A steeple was blown off a church onto a roadway. Numerous trees and power lines were down. A large tree toppled onto a car and a house. One man was injured when a tree fell into his house and broke his ankle. Awnings were blown off and windows were broken at a nursing home. A mobile home manufacturer reported damage to the roof and overhead doors. Numerous mobile homes were overturned. Two mobile homes were destroyed, three sustained severe damage, and several were moderately damaged. A nursery greenhouse was destroyed. Signs in front of businesses were damaged. At Miner, a roof was blown off, and a barn was destroyed. Scott County was designated a federal disaster area, enabling individual residents to apply for relief.

The very short track of this tornado was all in the northeast part of New Hamburg. The tornado touched down about 100 yards east of Highway A. Two homes received major roof damage, along with some structural damage. About 100 yards east of the two homes, a bed-and-breakfast business was destroyed. Another building lost its roof and two walls. A pole barn, a 100-year-old barn, and a wood silo were all destroyed. The barns contained antique farm equipment and a horse-drawn carriage that were destroyed. A dog was killed when the tornado destroyed the shed it was in. Several cars were damaged. Power was out to most or all of the town. A number of trees were topped. Peak winds were estimated near 110 MPH.

A few billboards and power lines were blown down in Sikeston. Several large tree limbs were blown down in Vanduser, including one that struck a house.

Numerous trees were blown down, and power was out to parts of the city.

A farm equipment shed was heavily damaged just north of Sikeston along Highway 61. Trees and power lines were blown down in Sikeston. Tree limbs landed on the roof of a home. An uprooted tree damaged a fence and blocked a street. The strongest winds appeared to be in the southern half of the county. At the Cape Girardeau Airport on the north end of the county, peak wind gusts were measured at 44 MPH. These winds were associated with a mesoscale area of low pressure in the wake of an area of showers.