Tornado in LINCOLN, MISSOURI
From 13-MAR-06 01:28:00 to 13-MAR-06 01:46:00 (CST)
Location: OLNEY
Tornado F-scale: F3
Property damage: 2.5M
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The tornado that formed in Montgomery County north of Bellflower moved into Lincoln County, strengthened, and caused extensive damage along Highway E on the north side of Olney. A home was completely destroyed as the tornado reached F3 intensity and was about 300 yards wide. The family at home escaped injury as they had taken shelter in the basement. About 1:35 am CST, the tornado destroyed a home and caused damage to a home business along Highway H northwest of Silex. At this point the tornado was a strong F2 and about 200 yards wide. A man in the home that was destroyed suffered a broken leg. At the home business, the home suffered roof damage and had the north side brick wall pulled off of the house. A large machine shed suffered extensive damage and a 50 foot travel trailer and the pickup truck it was attached too were blown onto their sides. The tornado continued northeast and primarily crossed over wildlife and conservation areas south of Whiteside. The tornado crossed US Highway 61 near the intersection with Highway F about 1:40 am CST and caused minor damage at a farm and a couple of homes. An old barn was destroyed, a metal shed was destroyed, a garage had the door buckled and windows blown out. A nearly constant trail of tree damage continued as the tornado approached the Lincoln Pike County line west of Dameron about 1:46 am CST.

Tornado in MONTGOMERY, MISSOURI
From 13-MAR-06 01:20:00 to 13-MAR-06 01:28:00 (CST)
Location: BELLFLOWER
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that tracked from northeast Montgomery County, across northern Lincoln County, crossed into southeast Pike County, and then crossed the Mississippi River into Calhoun County, IL during the early morning hours of Monday, March 13, 2006. The total damage track was almost 45 miles with the tornado reaching a maximum damage width of 300 yards and a F3 rating. The tornado first formed and caused damage in northeast Montgomery County about 1:20 am CST along Union Chapel Road northwest of Bellflower. A home suffered roof damage with several trusses on the northwest side destroyed. The tornado was about 100 yards wide at this point and was rated F1. The tornado moved northeast and crossed Highway E several times. In the small community of Gamma, two homes suffered major roof damage, a barn and several outbuildings destroyed. The tornado was rated F2 at this location and was about 200 years wide. The tornado weakened and caused tree damage near the West Fork of the Cuivre River as it crossed into Lincoln County southwest of Olney.

Tornado in PIKE, MISSOURI
From 13-MAR-06 01:46:00 to 13-MAR-06 01:56:00 (CST)
Location: ANNADA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The tornado that originally formed in Montgomery County north of Bellflower and moved across northern Lincoln County, continued east northeast into Pike County crossing the border just south of Woodson Knob Hill. The tornado ran parallel to Saltpeter Bluff traveling across farmland occasionally causing tree damage. The tornado crossed Highway 79 south southeast of Annada about 1:51 am CST and continued across the Mississippi River into Calhoun County, IL.