Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Leavenworth County, Kansas, May 7, 1961
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length26.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.17, -94.93) to the end point (39.28, -94.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1961, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kansas, Missouri
- Counties
- Leavenworth County, Wyandotte County, Platte County, Clay County
- Path
- 26.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | Arkansas | 14.2 mi | 1,760 yd | 3 | 9 |
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | Arkansas, Missouri | 43.8 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 10 |
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 3.6 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | Kentucky | 58 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 8.9 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Kansas | 5.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Arkansas | 10.8 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Kentucky | 22.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Missouri | 7.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Missouri | 9.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 5.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.