Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clay County, Kansas, May 16, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.50, -97.07) to the end point (39.53, -96.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1960, 1:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Clay County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1960 | F3 | Kansas | 13.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F2 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F2 | Missouri | 8.7 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F1 | Arkansas | 5.4 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F1 | Indiana | 2.1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1960 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.