Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McPherson County, Kansas, April 27, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.38, -97.62) to the end point (38.48, -97.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1955, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- McPherson County
- Path
- 8.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1955 | F2 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F1 | Kansas | 11.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.