Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lane County, Kansas, April 30, 1972
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.65, -100.48) to the end point (38.65, -100.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1972, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Lane County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1972 | F4 | Kansas | 26.6 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F3 | Kansas | 13.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F3 | Kansas | 17 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F3 | Kansas | 6.8 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F3 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F3 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 10.5 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 233 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.