Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Marion County, Kansas, August 5, 1954
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length19.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.17, -97.12) to the end point (38.38, -96.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 5, 1954, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Marion County
- Path
- 19.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 5, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1954 | F1 | Kansas | 73 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1954 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1954 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 5, 1954 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.