Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Scott County, Missouri, May 15, 1986

RatingF2

Deaths1

Injuries15

Length4 mi

Width400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.97, -89.70) to the end point (37.02, -89.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 15, 1986, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Missouri
Counties: Scott County
Path: 4 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 15 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1986

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 15, 1986	F3	Michigan	1.2 mi	200 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Missouri	9 mi	500 yd	19
May 15, 1986	F2	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F2	Illinois	5 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	1 mi	10 yd	1
May 15, 1986	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Ohio	9 mi	120 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Colorado	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Missouri	15 mi	200 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	6 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	8 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Illinois	3.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F1	Ohio	0.8 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Illinois	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Indiana	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	73 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	73 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Ohio	1 mi	73 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Illinois	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1986	F0	Indiana	5 mi	140 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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