Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cherokee County, Kansas, February 17, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.3 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.15, -94.72) to the end point (37.23, -94.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 17, 1961, 11:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 7.3 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 17, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 16.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 73 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.