Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Washington County, Missouri, May 24, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length25.4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.85, -90.90) to the end point (38.02, -90.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1971, 12:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Washington County, St. Francois County
- Path
- 25.4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1971 | F3 | Ohio | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F3 | Mississippi | 9.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Tennessee | 10.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 22 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Kentucky | 15.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Michigan | 10.4 mi | 1,100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1971 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F1 | Tennessee | 7.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| May 24, 1971 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1971 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.