Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Adair County, Missouri, May 13, 2009
RatingEF2
Deaths2
Injuries6
Length5.8 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.23, -92.59) to the end point (40.22, -92.49), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 2009, 5:09 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Adair County
- Near the path
- Kirksville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.8 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 2009
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2009 | EF2 | Oklahoma | 7.29 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF1 | Missouri | 4.35 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF1 | Missouri | 7.72 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 4.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF1 | Kansas | 12.62 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF1 | Illinois | 0.81 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Florida | 1.39 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.01 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Missouri | 9.23 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Missouri | 3.13 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.81 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.26 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.49 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.65 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.57 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.39 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.06 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.