Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Finney County, Kansas, June 16, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length34.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.13, -100.72) to the end point (38.43, -100.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 16, 1962, 7:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Finney County, Lane County, Ness County
- Path
- 34.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 16, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1962 | F3 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 12.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 11.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 9.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.