Aired live on AccuWeather, brief touchdown and lifted before the larger Blodgett tornado.
Tornado #449 • May 16, 2025 – Vanduser, Missouri
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Chase Log: May 16, 2025
My Best Ever Tornado Chase/Encounter in Southeast Missouri!
Southeast Missouri (611 miles)
Incredible intercept of a large, high-contrast tornado that crossed I-55 north of Sikeston; one of three tornadoes I would document in southeast Missouri in this localized tornado outbreak.
• TORNADOES: 3
• MAX HAIL: 0.88"
• FLOODING: Observed
• DAMAGE: Observed
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