Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pratt County, Kansas, April 30, 1951
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.8 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.63, -98.75) to the end point (37.77, -98.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1951, 5:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Pratt County
- Path
- 12.8 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1951 | F3 | Oklahoma | 7.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1951 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1951 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1951 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1951 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.