Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Newton County, Missouri, September 26, 1996

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.80, -94.25) to the end point (36.92, -94.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 26, 1996, 2:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Missouri
Counties
Newton County
Path
9 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on September 26, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 26, 1996F2Arkansas9 mi60 yd015
Sep 26, 1996F2Arkansas2 mi200 yd00
Sep 26, 1996F1Arkansas0.2 mi40 yd00
Sep 26, 1996F0Arkansas0.3 mi25 yd00
Sep 26, 1996F0Texas2 mi50 yd01
Sep 26, 1996F0Arkansas0.1 mi20 yd00
Sep 26, 1996F0Mississippi0.5 mi20 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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