The April 19, 1973 tornado
F4Henry County, Missouri
An F4 tornado on a 10.0-mile path that injured 5. It was one of 33 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 19, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 10.0 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, April 19, 1973
- 7:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.