Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Butler County, Kansas, October 29, 1960
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.82, -96.85) to the end point (37.82, -96.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 29, 1960, 4:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Butler County
- Near the path
- El Dorado (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.