Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pettis County, Missouri, August 21, 1952
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries13
Length1.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.68, -93.27) to the end point (38.70, -93.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 21, 1952, 12:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Pettis County
- Near the path
- Sedalia (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 13 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.