Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dunklin County, Missouri, November 24, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries6
Length57.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.43, -89.98) to the end point (36.90, -89.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 24, 1973, 10:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Dunklin County, New Madrid County, Mississippi County
- Path
- 57.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 24, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1973 | F3 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F3 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 1 mi | 60 yd | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 5.4 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.3 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 11.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.