Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ozark County, Missouri, August 12, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.85, -92.58) to the end point (36.73, -92.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 12, 2002, 9:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Ozark County
- Near the path
- Wasola (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 12, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2002 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2002 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2002 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2002 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.