Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rawlins County, Kansas, July 3, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.77, -101.40) to the end point (39.77, -101.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 3, 1971, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rawlins County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 3, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1971 | F3 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 87 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F2 | South Dakota | 20.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F2 | South Dakota | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.