Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Howard County, Missouri, May 23, 1966
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.00, -92.83) to the end point (39.00, -92.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1966, 2:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Howard County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1966 | F3 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Missouri | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Wisconsin | 4.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Iowa | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Texas | 3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | Texas | 16 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F1 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F0 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F0 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.