NWS Confirms Tornado in Barry County

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Photo courtesy National Weather Service Springfield

The National Weather Service in Springfield confirms a tornado in the Lakes Region on Friday.

The full NWS Release is below:

An NWS Survey concluded that an EF-1 tornado with up to 95 mph winds began at the Body of Christ church on the southwest side of Wheaton.

The tornado was confirmed by several eyewitnesses along with rotational debris pattern to structures and trees. The tornado pulled multiple sections of roofing off poultry barns northeast of Wheaton before damaging trees a half mile northeast, then dissipated.

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NWS Confirms Tornado in Barry County

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