Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Knox County, Missouri, May 13, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.18, -92.05) to the end point (40.27, -91.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1970, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Knox County
- Path
- 7.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1970 | F2 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 13, 1970 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1970 | F1 | Nevada | 5.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1970 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.