Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Butler County, Missouri, February 21, 1976
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries16
Length23.7 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.72, -90.48) to the end point (36.95, -90.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 21, 1976, 2:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Butler County, Stoddard County
- Path
- 23.7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 16 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 21, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1976 | F2 | Missouri | 0.9 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 1976 | F2 | Missouri | 0.9 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 1976 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 1976 | F1 | Missouri | 0.8 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 21, 1976 | F1 | Louisiana | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.