Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Nodaway County, Missouri, November 16, 1952

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length21.6 mi
Width600 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.45, -95.07) to the end point (40.57, -94.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
November 16, 1952, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Missouri
Counties
Nodaway County
Near the path
Burlington Junction (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
21.6 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.