Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Pettis County, Missouri, November 15, 1988

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.62, -93.40) to the end point (38.62, -93.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
November 15, 1988, 5:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Missouri
Counties
Pettis County
Path
0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 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, 1988F2Missouri28 mi23 yd112
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
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Tornado history nearby

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