(KTTS News) — An EF-2 tornado hit Maries County on Saturday, leaving five people with minor injuries.
The twister touched down around 4:35 p.m. and ended around 4:42 p.m.
It was on the ground for seven miles, leaving damage west and northwest of Vichy.
It damaged a house, tore the roofs off two metal buildings, and blew down two walls on another metal building.
It also snapped or uprooted several trees.
Damage Survey Results for Maries County, MO (April 15th, 2023) pic.twitter.com/pLw7rfwt4Q
— NWS Springfield (@NWSSpringfield) April 16, 2023
Seven confirmed tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis area Saturday in both Missouri and Illinois.
The strongest was an EF-1.
Here’s another look at the 7 tornadoes that were surveyed yesterday that occurred with Saturday’s storms. Survey teams are heading out again today to examine possible tornado damage in portions of Missouri and Illinois. #stlwx #mowx #ilwx pic.twitter.com/2KCgDXWcJ1
— NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis) April 17, 2023
The Ozarks has another chance for severe storms on Thursday.