The December 21, 1967 tornado
F4Iron and Washington counties, Missouri
An F4 tornado on a 27.9-mile path that killed 3 and injured 52. It was one of 19 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · December 21, 1967
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 27.9 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 52
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, December 21, 1967
- 12:45 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.