Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Douglas County, Kansas, May 22, 1952
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length26.9 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.98, -95.22) to the end point (39.07, -94.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1952, 5:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Douglas County, Leavenworth County, Johnson County, Wyandotte County
- Path
- 26.9 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1952 | F2 | Missouri | 1.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 22, 1952 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.