Tornado Damage in Cooper County
Columbia Missourian
April 2, 2025


Photographed tornado damage in Cooper County for the Columbia Missourian after a tornado ripped through houses, power lines, and barn buildings on Wednesday, April 2. The confirmed EF-2 tornado stretched across 6.3 miles and damaged areas from Pilot Grove to Interstate 70 about 40 miles west of Columbia.


A barn structure sinks in the mud Wednesday along I-70 north of Pilot Grove. The tornado traveled 6.3 miles across Cooper County and reached the highway, according to the National Weather Service.
A boat is covered in fallen wood and insulation knocked over from a tornado that touched down Wednesday in Cooper County. Cooper County Emergency Management called for mutual aid to help clean up debris across the county, said William Johnson, a lieutenant with the Cooper County Fire Protection District.
A decorative plant and broken glass lay on the floor of Jessica Lorenz-Rudkin’s property hit by the tornado Wednesday in Cooper County. Lorenz-Rudkin’s family and local community helped pack important items into trailers after the storm.
Broken jars lie on the grass near a fallen barn structure near Interstate 70 in Cooper County.
Sheep roam a farmland field in Cooper County after a tornado ripped through the region earlier that morning.

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