Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Polk County, Missouri, May 5, 1996
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.48, -93.28) to the end point (37.48, -93.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1996, 9:46 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1996 | F1 | Missouri | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1996 | F1 | Missouri | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 5, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 5, 1996 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1996 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.