Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Marion County, Missouri, September 23, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length19.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.75, -91.73) to the end point (39.85, -91.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 23, 1977, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri, Illinois
- Counties
- Marion County, Adams County
- Path
- 19.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 23, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 1977 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1977 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.