Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Newton County, Missouri, December 17, 2002
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.85, -94.13) to the end point (36.85, -94.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 17, 2002, 10:24 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Newton County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 17, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2002 | F2 | Missouri | 4 mi | 100 yd | 2 | 17 |
| Dec 17, 2002 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.