Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, May 24, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.2 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.80, -96.17) to the end point (38.87, -96.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1960, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Wabaunsee County
- Path
- 8.2 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1960 | F3 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1960 | F2 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1960 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1960 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1960 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1960 | F1 | Kansas | 8.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1960 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1960 | F0 | South Dakota | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.