Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wright County, Missouri, April 13, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length9.2 mi
Width177 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.02, -92.43) to the end point (37.10, -92.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1974, 8:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Wright County
- Path
- 9.2 miles long, up to 177 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1974 | F3 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F3 | Illinois | 11 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 19.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 7.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F1 | North Carolina | 5.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.