Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, May 24, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.20, -89.72) to the end point (37.20, -89.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1981, 2:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Cape Girardeau County, Scott County
- Path
- 9.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1981 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.