Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Chariton County, Missouri, June 12, 1970
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16.1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.55, -92.88) to the end point (39.72, -92.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 12, 1970, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Chariton County, Macon County
- Path
- 16.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 12, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | Missouri | 8.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | Missouri | 16 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | Missouri | 6.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | Missouri | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F1 | Missouri | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F1 | Missouri | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F0 | Kansas | 2.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.