A warm front extending across southeast Missouri was the focus for tornadic thunderstorms. The storms developed during the warmth of the afternoon and produced a few tornadoes, isolated dime size hail, and several reports of flash flooding.

Tornado in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
From 24-APR-04 18:47:00 to 24-APR-04 18:57:00 (CST)
Location: CRUMP
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Several barns were damaged, and one was destroyed. Two houses had roof damage. The most intense damage was in a forest, where hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated at 130 MPH. The damage began on Highway RA, just south of Lake Girardeau, and continued northeast to about 2 miles west of Tilsit.

Funnel Cloud in STODDARD, MISSOURI
From 24-APR-04 18:03:00 to 24-APR-04 18:03:00 (CST)
Location: PUXICO
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in CARTER, MISSOURI
From 24-APR-04 16:12:00 to 24-APR-04 16:30:00 (CST)
Location: ELLSINORE
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 600K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The tornado touched down about one mile south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and County Highway 233 in eastern Carter County. The tornado tracked north-northeast, passing only about a mile west of the town of Ellsinore. The tornado damage path ended on County Road 365 less than one half mile before reaching the Wayne County line. Peak winds in the tornado were estimated at 150 MPH.  Most of the injured were in a mobile home on the north side of U.S. Highway 60. Their mobile home was picked up and thrown into some trees. One person was critically injured. The critically injured person was paralyzed when her back and neck was broken, and she was airlifted to a St. Louis area hospital. Another person received a broken arm, and most of the remaining injuries were scrapes and cuts. The tornado destroyed a total of three mobile homes, a storage facility, and numerous sheds. Two homes and one business were severely damaged. Numerous vehicles were damaged.

Tornado in WAYNE, MISSOURI
From 24-APR-04 16:52:00 to 24-APR-04 16:58:00 (CST)
Location: PATTERSON
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Trees and power lines were blown down. Two businesses and about six homes were severely damaged when most of their roofing was blown off. The businesses were a beauty shop and a post office. A dozen barns and sheds were destroyed. Several vehicles and some farm machinery was damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 100 MPH. Power outages affected about 100 people. Some county roads and secondary highways were blocked. The damage path began on Highway B and ended at the junction of Highway 34 and FF Highway. Most of the structural damage was in Patterson at the junction of Highways 34 and FF.

Funnel Cloud in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
From 24-APR-04 19:15:00 to 24-APR-04 19:22:00 (CST)
Location: BURFORDVILLE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Numerous funnel clouds were reported along the path of a supercell thunderstorm that tracked northeast across Cape Girardeau County.

Hail in BOLLINGER, MISSOURI
From 24-APR-04 18:38:00 to 24-APR-04 18:38:00 (CST)
Location: MARBLE HILL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in RIPLEY, MISSOURI
From 24-APR-04 16:42:00 to 24-APR-04 16:42:00 (CST)
Location: NAYLOR
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT