Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Louis County, Missouri, July 23, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.70, -90.28) to the end point (38.70, -90.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 23, 1973, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- St. Louis County
- Near the path
- Northwoods, Pine Lawn (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 23, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1973 | F3 | South Dakota | 2.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.