Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Franklin County, Kansas, August 5, 1954
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.62, -95.27) to the end point (38.62, -95.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 5, 1954, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 5, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 19.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.