Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sedgwick County, Kansas, April 28, 1960
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length7.1 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.70, -97.58) to the end point (37.77, -97.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1960, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sedgwick County
- Path
- 7.1 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1960 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F3 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F3 | Oklahoma | 11.7 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 57 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | Oklahoma | 7.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6.1 mi | 800 yd | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.