Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Jewell County, Kansas, May 30, 1971

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1.5 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.83, -98.38) to the end point (39.83, -98.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1971, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Kansas
Counties: Jewell County
Path: 1.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 30, 1971	F2	Kansas	7.1 mi	220 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F2	Texas	3.3 mi	200 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F1	Kansas	1.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	22.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	26.7 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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