Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Calloway County, Kentucky, March 4, 1964
RatingF4
Deaths3
Injuries24
Length18.5 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -88.45) to the end point (36.88, -88.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1964, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Calloway County, Marshall County
- Path
- 18.5 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 24 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1964 | F3 | Arkansas | 9.1 mi | 600 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F3 | Tennessee | 27.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F3 | Kentucky | 7.2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F2 | Missouri | 11.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F2 | Tennessee | 7.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F2 | Tennessee | 6.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 4, 1964 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.