Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Rice County, Kansas, June 8, 1950
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries5
Length17.1 mi
Width700 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.33, -97.93) to the end point (38.33, -97.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1950, 8:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rice County, McPherson County
- Path
- 17.1 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 5 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.