Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Butler County, Missouri, June 19, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.75, -90.38) to the end point (36.75, -90.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 19, 1973, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Butler County
- Near the path
- Poplar Bluff (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 19, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1973 | F2 | Indiana | 4.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1973 | F0 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 1973 | F0 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.