Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Seward County, Kansas, May 28, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.03, -100.95) to the end point (37.03, -100.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 28, 1953, 8:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Seward County
- Near the path
- Liberal (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 28, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1953 | F2 | Wyoming | 38.2 mi | 433 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1953 | F0 | South Dakota | 20.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.