Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chariton County, Missouri, September 20, 1965
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.3 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.52, -93.03) to the end point (39.52, -93.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 20, 1965, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Chariton County
- Path
- 1.3 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 20, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1965 | F3 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F2 | Kansas | 43.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F2 | Missouri | 13 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 3.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 10.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F2 | Missouri | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F0 | Oklahoma | 5.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F0 | Kansas | 9.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.