Missouri, 1973

Tornadoes in Missouri, November 24, 1973

November 24, 1973 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
5
Injuries
7
Property damage
$1.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Shannon

When
November 24, 4:45 AM CST
Where
Shannon County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
60 yd
Deaths
3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.150, -91.350

Tornado, Dunklin

When
November 24, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.430, -89.980

Tornado, Stoddard

When
November 24, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Stoddard County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.780, -90.080

Tornado, New Madrid

When
November 24, 10:30 PM CST
Where
New Madrid County
Rating
F2
Path length
10 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.450, -89.930

Tornado, New Madrid

When
November 24, 11:00 PM CST
Where
New Madrid County
Rating
F2
Path length
25.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.550, -89.800

Tornado, Mississippi

When
November 24, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County
Rating
F2
Path length
6.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.780, -89.430

Tornado, Mississippi

When
November 24, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Mississippi County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.830, -89.330

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10057691, 10057692, 10057693, 10057694, 10057695, 10057696, 10057697.