Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lane County, Kansas, April 9, 1953

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.4 mi

Width70 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.50, -100.48) to the end point (38.50, -100.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 9, 1953, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Kansas
Counties: Lane County
Path: 0.4 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 9, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 9, 1953	F3	Illinois, Indiana	156.7 mi	750 yd	3	22
Apr 9, 1953	F2	Illinois	6.5 mi	30 yd	0	3

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Tornado history nearby

Lane County

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