National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes near Pleasant Hope, Mo. Saturday

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PLEASANT HOPE, Mo. — The National Weather Service confirms not one, but two tornadoes Saturday in the Pleasant Hope, Mo. area.

Assessment teams rated both of the storms EF-1 twisters producing at least 100 mile-per-hour winds.

The first tornado hit around 6:25 p.m. two miles northwest of Pleasant Hope. It lasted for about 2.3 miles. It stretched about as wide as a football field.

The second tornado hit about three miles north to northwest of Pleasant Hope. It hit around 6:28 p.m. It lasted about two miles, stretching as wide as a football field.

Assessment teams report no injuries. The tornadoes uprooted trees and damaged outbuildings.

by KY3 (2018, May 20)

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Kyrie Wagner