The April 24, 1975 tornado
F4Newton County, Missouri
An F4 tornado on a 11.9-mile path that killed 3 and injured 22. It was one of 7 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 24, 1975
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 11.9 mi
- Width up to 500 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 22
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, April 24, 1975
- 6:40 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.