The National Weather Service at Paducah says the preliminary assessment of the Texico tornado is that it was an EF-3 rating, tracking from north-central Jefferson County eastward into far western Wayne County, IL. The estimated peak winds were 140 mph, and the track is approximately 14 miles long. More details will be released later.
The initial survey results are also back on the tornado east of Kinmundy in the Meachum Road area. The National Weather Service at St. Louis says it was an E-F1 tornado with multi-vortex and a top wind speed of 107 miles per hour. The path was 2.1 miles long with a maximum width of 190 yards.
