Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Jefferson County, Missouri, April 15, 2023
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.97 mi
Width360 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.24, -90.43) to the end point (38.27, -90.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 15, 2023, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Near the path
- Festus, Herculaneum (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.97 miles long, up to 360 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 15, 2023
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF2 | Missouri | 6.87 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF1 | Missouri | 4.47 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 2.24 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF1 | Illinois | 19.57 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF1 | Missouri | 0.93 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF1 | Illinois | 3.04 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF0 | Missouri | 0.57 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF0 | Illinois | 4.97 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.58 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.12 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EFU | Illinois | 0.34 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EFU | Illinois | 0.16 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EFU | Illinois | 0.17 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.