Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Saline County, Missouri, July 22, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.97, -93.50) to the end point (38.97, -93.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 22, 1961, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Saline County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 22, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 22, 1961 | F2 | Missouri | 1.3 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 22, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 22, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 22, 1961 | F1 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 22, 1961 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.