Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ripley County, Missouri, April 30, 1970
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length8.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.58, -90.60) to the end point (36.67, -90.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1970, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Ripley County, Butler County
- Path
- 8.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1970 | F2 | Oklahoma | 46.7 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F2 | Illinois | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 6.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 4.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 7.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F2 | Arkansas | 20.1 mi | 667 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | F1 | Michigan | 1.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.