Story Published:
Jun 6, 2008 at 11:36 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jun 9, 2008 at 10:28 AM CDT
Isolated thunderstorms became low-topped supercells Friday afternoon and evening in several parts of the Missouri Ozarks.
One of these storms moved very close to Bolivar and Halfway in Northern Polk County. As the strorm tracked to the Northeast, it move in between Louisburg and Urbana.
Radar signatures appeared very strong for a time and clearly indicated that a tornado was possible. As of Friday night, very minimal damage had been reported. Only tree top damage was noted by Emergency managers in Polk county six miles North-Northeast of Bolivar.
According to a National Weather Service Forecaster Saturday, " No surveys were undertaken today. [Emergency Managers] were contacted, and any significant damage was deemed as straight line winds. Brief touchdowns were reported, but no significant tornadic damage was found."
Watch this amazing footage of very persitant, rotating wall clouds. What you won't see is a very clearly defined tornado due to the perspective of the video and the very humid air that's condensed in the wall cloud.
For more about wall clouds, supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes, visit the Storm Prediction Center's Tornado FAQ page.
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