Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Linn County, Kansas, April 24, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.07, -94.70) to the end point (38.10, -94.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1961, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Linn County
- Near the path
- Prescott (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1961 | F3 | Illinois | 64.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 24, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.