Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Johnson County, Missouri, April 23, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.72, -93.98) to the end point (38.73, -93.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1961, 2:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Johnson County
- Path
- 7.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | Iowa | 87.7 mi | 800 yd | 1 | 12 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | Illinois, Indiana | 51.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F2 | Iowa | 68.6 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.