Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Morris County, Kansas, May 21, 1971

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width467 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.73, -96.82) to the end point (38.73, -96.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 21, 1971, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Kansas
Counties
Morris County
Path
2 miles long, up to 467 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.