Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Sherman County, Kansas, May 6, 1973
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width133 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.50, -101.63) to the end point (39.50, -101.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1973, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sherman County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 133 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1973 | F5 | Texas | 10.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 9.1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Colorado | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 12 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 6, 1973 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F1 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1973 | F0 | Oklahoma | 5.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.