Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Carroll County, Missouri, April 20, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.32, -93.50) to the end point (39.32, -93.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1973, 4:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Carroll County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1973 | F4 | Missouri | 3.8 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Oklahoma | 7.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 21 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Arkansas | 7.8 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 19 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 19.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 10.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 9.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 7.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 5.7 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 13 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 9.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | Missouri | 5.7 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | Iowa | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.