Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Geary County, Kansas, March 18, 1954

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width440 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.03, -96.92) to the end point (39.03, -96.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 18, 1954, 11:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Kansas
Counties
Geary County
Path
2 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 18, 1954

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 18, 1954F2Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F2Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F2Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas0.3 mi33 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas2 mi440 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas2.5 mi133 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F1Kansas0.1 mi100 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F0Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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