Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Cherokee County, Kansas, May 11, 1971
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.9 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.03, -94.85) to the end point (37.03, -94.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 1971, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1971 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1971 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1971 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.