Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rush County, Kansas, April 30, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.47, -99.45) to the end point (38.47, -99.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1973, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rush County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 13.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.4 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 8.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.