Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kiowa County, Kansas, May 20, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length25.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.43, -99.08) to the end point (37.80, -99.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1962, 3:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Kiowa County
- Path
- 25.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Vermont | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Nebraska | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Vermont | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Vermont | 9.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.