Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ripley County, Missouri, January 18, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.68, -90.83) to the end point (36.72, -90.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 18, 1973, 1:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Ripley County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 18, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 1973 | F3 | Louisiana | 38 mi | 73 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 5.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 7.6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 2.7 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 95.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.