Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, St. Francois County, Missouri, June 22, 1969
RatingF4
Deaths4
Injuries14
Length15.1 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.73, -90.55) to the end point (37.72, -90.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 22, 1969, 6:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- St. Francois County
- Path
- 15.1 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 22, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1969 | F4 | Missouri | 20.2 mi | 800 yd | 2 | 22 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F3 | Missouri | 18.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F2 | Nebraska | 4.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.