Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ellis County, Kansas, August 31, 1964
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.80, -99.32) to the end point (38.92, -99.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 31, 1964, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Near the path
- Hays (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 31, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | F1 | Kansas | 5.4 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.