Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Russell County, Kansas, August 31, 1964
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length5.4 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.87, -99.03) to the end point (38.90, -98.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 31, 1964, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Russell County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 31, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1964 | F3 | Kansas | 8.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1964 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1964 | F1 | North Carolina | 5.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 31, 1964 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 1964 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.