Tornado in MADISON, MISSOURI
From 22-SEP-06 14:30:00 to 22-SEP-06 14:48:00 (CST)
Location: ROSELLE
Tornado F-scale: F2
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The tornado touched down just west of Route K approximately one mile north of Highway 72.  As it traveled east, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down.  The tornado moved across U.S. Highway 67 about 4 miles northwest of Fredericktown, knocking down additional trees and tree limbs.  The damage path was about 50 yards wide with a damage intensity of F0.  As it approached the Fredericktown Municipal Airport, along Copper Mines Road, it began to produce multiple vortices.  Two tornadic damage tracks were uncovered across a lake west of Highway OO along County Roads 271 and 272.  Over 20 homes, mobile homes and machine sheds sustained varying degrees of damage.  Several witnesses observed twin tornadoes merging into one large tornado over this area.  The width of the damage path of the northern track was approximately 150 yards wide while the southern damage path was about 100 yards wide.  The damage intensity ranged from F1 to F2 in this location.  As the large tornado crossed Highway OO, five homes, four mobile homes and several machine sheds sustained varying degrees of damage.  The damage path was 300 yards wide and high end F1 intensity.  The tornado continued east along County Road 217.  Four homes sustained F1 to F2 damage with debris from two of the homes thrown between 50 to 100 yards to the east.  Also, numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted in this area.  The width of the damage path in this area was about 250 yards.  Further east, two tornadic damage tracks were uncovered about half a mile to a mile north of the intersection of County Roads 215 and 217.  Four homes sustained varying degrees of damage while one mobile home was completely destroyed.  One person was critically injured near the destroyed mobile home.  Debris from the mobile home was tossed over 150 yards to the east.  The width of the northern damage path was about 150 yards, while the width of the southern track was about 50 yards.  The damage was rated high end F1 in this location.  Witnesses observed the twin tornadoes merge again into one large funnel as it crossed a second small lake north of County Road 217.  Four homes and several machine sheds sustained damage.  Also, over a thousand trees around the lake were snapped or uprooted.  The damage path was a quarter of a mile wide in this location and was rated F1 to low end F2.  The tornado continued eastward into northeast Madison County crossing County Road 219 just south of the Madison/St. Francois County line.  Three homes were damaged and three machine sheds were destroyed, as well as thousands of trees snapped or uprooted.  The width of the damage path in this area was half a mile and was rated F2.  The tornado then crossed into extreme southeastern St. Francois County near Martin Road.

Tornado in ST. FRANCOIS, MISSOURI
From 22-SEP-06 14:48:00 to 22-SEP-06 14:49:00 (CST)
Location: KNOB LICK
Tornado F-scale: F1
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

As the tornado moved into St. Francois County from Madison County, it crossed Martin Road.  One home sustained roof and garage damage, while a small machine shed was completely destroyed.  Numerous large trees were blown down or snapped off.  The width of the damage path was two tenths of a mile and was rated F1 in intensity in this location.  The tornado continued to the east and moved into Perry County (WFO Paduch's county warning area) just north of County Road 738.  No injuries or deaths were reported.