Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, May 19, 1960

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries12

Length20.6 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.15, -96.33) to the end point (39.18, -95.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 19, 1960, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Kansas
Counties: Wabaunsee County, Shawnee County
Path: 20.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 12 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 19, 1960

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 19, 1960	F4	Kansas	27.5 mi	880 yd	1	92
May 19, 1960	F3	Kansas	11.5 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 19, 1960	F3	Kansas	13.3 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 19, 1960	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F2	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F2	Kansas	4.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Arkansas	8.7 mi	417 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Oklahoma	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Kansas	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Missouri	1.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F1	Missouri	1.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 1960	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.