Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Phelps County, Missouri, December 31, 2010
RatingEF3
Deaths2
Injuries6
Length11 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.94, -91.80) to the end point (38.04, -91.66), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 31, 2010, 10:06 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Phelps County
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 31, 2010
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | Oklahoma, Arkansas | 21.1 mi | 500 yd | 4 | 10 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | Missouri | 7.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | Missouri | 6.65 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | Illinois | 3.63 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF2 | Missouri | 12.19 mi | 370 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF2 | Missouri | 2.63 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF2 | Missouri | 0.24 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF2 | Mississippi | 26.17 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Missouri | 5.27 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Missouri | 6.78 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Missouri | 6.36 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Missouri | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Missouri | 8.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Missouri | 1.7 mi | 175 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Missouri | 2.71 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Mississippi | 3.56 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | Mississippi | 2.12 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Missouri | 1.75 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Missouri | 3.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Arkansas, Missouri | 4.25 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Missouri | 0.36 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Missouri | 1.96 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Illinois | 3.64 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.14 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.74 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.38 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF0 | Mississippi | 1.38 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.