Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sumner County, Kansas, May 31, 1969
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.25, -97.75) to the end point (37.25, -97.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1969, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sumner County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 31, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1969 | F1 | Wisconsin | 16 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F1 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F0 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F0 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F0 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F0 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1969 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.