Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, McDonald County, Missouri, November 15, 1988

RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries12
Length28 mi
Width23 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.50, -94.23) to the end point (36.75, -93.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
November 15, 1988, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Missouri
Counties
McDonald County, Barry County
Path
28 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 12 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on November 15, 1988

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Nov 15, 1988F3Arkansas29 mi400 yd110
Nov 15, 1988F3Missouri1 mi200 yd010
Nov 15, 1988F3Illinois9 mi200 yd00
Nov 15, 1988F2Kansas5 mi70 yd022
Nov 15, 1988F2Kansas7.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 15, 1988F2Iowa4 mi60 yd04
Nov 15, 1988F2Arkansas16 mi150 yd09
Nov 15, 1988F2Iowa6 mi63 yd00
Nov 15, 1988F2Missouri3 mi50 yd00
Nov 15, 1988F2Arkansas13 mi400 yd04
Nov 15, 1988F2Arkansas27 mi400 yd04
Nov 15, 1988F2Iowa11 mi63 yd00
Nov 15, 1988F2Illinois0.1 mi50 yd00
Nov 15, 1988F2Arkansas49 mi250 yd560
Nov 15, 1988F2Illinois0.4 mi50 yd00
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.