Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Jackson County, Kansas, August 6, 1962
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length11 mi
Width667 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.52, -95.78) to the end point (39.38, -95.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 6, 1962, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 667 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 6, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1962 | F3 | Kansas | 4.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1962 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.