Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lyon County, Kansas, April 13, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.6 mi
Width333 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.18, -96.15) to the end point (38.32, -96.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1973, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Lyon County
- Near the path
- Olpe (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.6 miles long, up to 333 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 90.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.