Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Harper County, Kansas, May 17, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.07, -98.02) to the end point (38.07, -98.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1959, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Harper County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1959 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1959 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1959 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 17, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1959 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.