Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mitchell County, Kansas, August 27, 1964
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length23.5 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.28, -98.45) to the end point (39.53, -98.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 27, 1964, 3:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Mitchell County
- Path
- 23.5 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 27, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1964 | F2 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 2 | 9 |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F1 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F0 | Oklahoma | 5.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.