Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Lyon County, Kansas, July 9, 1971

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.9 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.47, -96.27) to the end point (38.52, -96.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 9, 1971, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Kansas
Counties: Lyon County
Path: 4.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 9, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 9, 1971	F3	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1971	F3	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Lyon County

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