Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, New Madrid County, Missouri, May 15, 1986

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries19

Length9 mi

Width500 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.87, -89.62) to the end point (36.98, -89.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 15, 1986, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Missouri
Counties: New Madrid County, Scott County
Path: 9 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 19 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1986

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 15, 1986	F3	Michigan	1.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Missouri	4 mi	400 yd	1	15
May 15, 1986	F2	Illinois	5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	1 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 15, 1986	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Ohio	9 mi	120 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Colorado	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Missouri	15 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	6 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Ohio	0.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Illinois	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Ohio	1 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Illinois	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Indiana	5 mi	140 yd	0	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.