Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Brown County, Kansas, May 18, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.73, -95.42) to the end point (39.73, -95.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1959, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Brown County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1959 | F3 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1959 | F3 | Kansas | 6.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1959 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1959 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.