Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Macon County, Missouri, June 20, 1970

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length1.7 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.72, -92.48) to the end point (39.72, -92.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 20, 1970, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Missouri
Counties: Macon County
Near the path: Macon (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 1.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 20, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jun 20, 1970	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 20, 1970	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 20, 1970	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 20, 1970	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	100 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.