Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Elk County, Kansas, November 27, 1960
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.32, -96.47) to the end point (37.50, -96.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 27, 1960, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Elk County
- Path
- 17.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 27, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 1960 | F3 | Kansas | 2 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F2 | Kansas | 27.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F2 | Kansas | 23.2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F1 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.