The April 21, 1973 tornado
F4Mercer and Putnam counties, Missouri
An F4 tornado on a 14.6-mile path that injured 1. It was one of 12 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 21, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 14.6 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, April 21, 1973
- 2:00 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.