Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Macon County, Missouri, April 23, 1975
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length28.2 mi
Width1,700 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.68, -92.67) to the end point (39.67, -92.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1975, 4:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Macon County, Shelby County
- Path
- 28.2 miles long, up to 1,700 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1975 | F4 | Missouri | 11.4 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F3 | Missouri | 14 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F2 | Missouri | 7.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.