Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, March 18, 1952
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.2 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.37, -89.78) to the end point (37.45, -89.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1952, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Cape Girardeau County
- Path
- 6.2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1952 | F2 | Missouri | 18.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 1952 | F2 | Illinois | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1952 | F1 | Illinois | 3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.