Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Scotland County, Missouri, March 14, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.38, -92.08) to the end point (40.38, -92.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 14, 1959, 8:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Scotland County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 14, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1959 | F3 | Arkansas | 18 mi | 33 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Arkansas | 9.1 mi | 833 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Arkansas | 11.9 mi | 417 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Arkansas, Missouri | 11 mi | 417 yd | 1 | 15 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Illinois | 2.3 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F1 | Illinois | 7.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.