Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sedgwick County, Kansas, September 3, 1965
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries27
Length0.1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.65, -97.30) to the end point (37.65, -97.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1965, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sedgwick County
- Near the path
- Wichita (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 27 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.