Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Barton County, Kansas, May 4, 1950

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length34.3 mi

Width150 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.03, -99.12) to the end point (38.45, -98.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 4, 1950, 11:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Kansas
Counties: Barton County, Pawnee County
Path: 34.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 4, 1950

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 4, 1950	F2	Texas	1.9 mi	50 yd	1	13
May 4, 1950	F2	Oklahoma	5.6 mi	293 yd	0	0
May 4, 1950	F2	Oklahoma	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 4, 1950	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 1950	F1	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 1950	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Barton County
Pawnee County
Rush County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.