Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, April 22, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.22, -89.83) to the end point (37.18, -89.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 22, 1955, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Cape Girardeau County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 22, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1955 | F3 | Missouri | 12.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1955 | F2 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1955 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 1955 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.