Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Kearny County, Kansas, May 20, 1951
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.8 mi
Width900 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.90, -101.20) to the end point (38.02, -101.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1951, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Kearny County, Finney County
- Path
- 12.8 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1951 | F3 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1951 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1951 | F1 | Colorado | 10.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1951 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1951 | F0 | Colorado | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.