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The first EF4 tornado of 2017 began at 01:51 UTC on March 1 (7:51 p.m. CST on February 28) to the west of Perryville in Perry County, Missouri, where it snapped the trunks of several hardwood trees and caused EF1 damage to homes. An outbuilding was destroyed at EF2 intensity near the intersection of Country Road 810 and North Highway.
It also moved through Fulton County, hitting Swanton, completely destroying multiple small businesses and homes. In total, 23 were killed, 54 were injured, and the tornado caused an estimated $1,000,000 (1920 USD) in damages. Another F4 tornado touched down in Jay County in Indiana, before tracking into Mercer and Van Wert counties.
Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Washington, Clark, Scott: IN: 19:20-20:29 68 miles (109 km) 6 deaths – See section on this tornado – One in a series of five F4-F5 tornadoes that travelled from Perry County to northeast of Cincinnati. The tornado lacked a defined condensation funnel and was almost invisible while at F5 intensity.
After crossing into Perry County, the tornado damaged or destroyed several outbuildings and mobile homes, snapped and uprooted numerous trees, ripped the roof off of a frame home, and caused minor damage to several other homes near Runnelstown before dissipating. Damage intensity along this final portion of the path ranged from EF1 to EF2.
Two people were injured in this area when the car they were driving was thrown into a house. In Perry County alone, 62 houses were destroyed, 17 had major damage, and 23 sustained only minor damage. The tornado crossed the Mississippi River, pushed a coal barge into the shoreline, and blew out the tugboat's windows. In Illinois, the tornado ...
A tornado in Brazoria County had a “quick and devastating impact,” Sheriff Bo Stallman told CNN, touching down in four different locations.
An F0 tornado briefly touched down south of Tilden, downing power lines, [114] and another F0 tornado damaged barns and homes in Randolph County. [114] An F1 tornado moved 2.5 miles across Perry and Franklin counties, damaging a home and flipping a tractor trailer. [114]
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...