A tornado warning likely saved lives on Friday night, as a tornado impacted the area near Freeman, in west-central Missouri, including a school football game was just about to begin.
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City surveyed the damage on Saturday and rated the tornado an EF-1 with estimated winds of 86 to 100 mph. The tornado formed around 6:57 p.m. and dissipated around 7:12 p.m. The path of the tornado was 5.3 miles long and approximately 100 yards wide.
A tornado warning for the area, west-central Cass county and northeastern Miami county, was issued at 6:32 p.m. as law enforcement officials and trained spotters had reported a tornado near Louisburg, Missouri. This dangerous storm was moving east at 30 mph and the tornado warning was in effect until 7:15 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service, officials at Cass Midway High School were able to evacuate about 250 people from the football field into an underground shelter 10 minutes prior to the 7:00 p.m. kickoff time. The school is located just northwest of Freeman, Missouri in west-central Cass county.
Source: http://www.wunderground.com/news/freeman-missouri-tornado-cass-midway-football-field-safely-evacuated
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