Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sumner County, Kansas, May 13, 1965
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length62.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.13, -97.30) to the end point (38.02, -97.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1965, 8:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sumner County, Sedgwick County, Harvey County
- Path
- 62.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1965 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F1 | Texas | 15.8 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1965 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.