Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, May 18, 1966
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.38, -89.73) to the end point (37.38, -89.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1966, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Cape Girardeau County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1966 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1966 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.