Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Leavenworth County, Kansas, May 27, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.23, -95.00) to the end point (39.23, -95.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1962, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Leavenworth County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1962 | F3 | Texas | 4.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 13 |
| May 27, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.