Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Clark County, Missouri, May 1, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries20
Length3.6 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.42, -91.73) to the end point (40.45, -91.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 1973, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Clark County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 20 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 3.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 1, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 3.6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F0 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.