Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Cass County, Missouri, April 12, 1964

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries10

Length19.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.70, -94.40) to the end point (38.90, -94.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 12, 1964, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Missouri
Counties: Cass County, Jackson County
Path: 19.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 10 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 12, 1964

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 12, 1964	F4	Kansas	19.4 mi	880 yd	3	9
Apr 12, 1964	F4	Iowa	13.1 mi	400 yd	1	28
Apr 12, 1964	F3	Kansas	33.8 mi	880 yd	0	3
Apr 12, 1964	F3	Kansas, Missouri	14 mi	440 yd	1	22
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Iowa	2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Oklahoma	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Iowa	9.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Missouri	10.7 mi	100 yd	1	3
Apr 12, 1964	F2	Missouri	10.8 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Kansas	3.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Iowa	0.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Missouri	6.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Kansas	4.3 mi	77 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Arkansas	0.5 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Arkansas	0.5 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.