Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Dickinson County, Kansas, December 26, 1959

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.03, -97.32) to the end point (39.03, -97.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
December 26, 1959, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Kansas
Counties
Dickinson County
Path
2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.