Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Laclede County, Missouri, May 5, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.50, -92.85) to the end point (37.50, -92.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1996, 9:53 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Laclede County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 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 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 5, 1996 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1996 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 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.