Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, McCracken County, Kentucky, May 6, 2003

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3.5 mi

Width80 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.03, -88.67) to the end point (36.98, -88.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 6, 2003, 10:17 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Kentucky
Counties: McCracken County
Path: 3.5 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 6, 2003

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 6, 2003	F4	Illinois	33 mi	1,000 yd	2	33
May 6, 2003	F3	Missouri	2 mi	50 yd	0	2
May 6, 2003	F2	Georgia	7 mi	200 yd	0	12
May 6, 2003	F2	Missouri	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F2	Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky	25 mi	400 yd	0	1
May 6, 2003	F2	Mississippi	1 mi	100 yd	0	2
May 6, 2003	F2	Texas	54.4 mi	880 yd	0	5
May 6, 2003	F1	South Carolina	2 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Alabama	10 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Alabama	15 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Alabama	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Alabama	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Georgia	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Georgia	6 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Georgia	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Georgia	6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	South Carolina	3.8 mi	25 yd	0	3
May 6, 2003	F1	Missouri	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	South Carolina	3 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Missouri	1 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Illinois	4 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Illinois	0.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Missouri	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Missouri	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Missouri	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Kentucky	0.5 mi	125 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Kentucky	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Kentucky	22 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Kentucky	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Kentucky	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	Kentucky	0.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Alabama	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Alabama	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Alabama	3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Alabama	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Alabama	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Arizona	0.1 mi	5 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	South Carolina	3 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	South Carolina	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	22 mi	50 yd	0	2
May 6, 2003	F0	Georgia	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	North Dakota	n/a	30 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	55 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	13 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Oklahoma	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0

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