Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Neosho County, Kansas, March 8, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length23.5 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.43, -95.40) to the end point (37.60, -95.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 8, 1973, 7:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Neosho County, Crawford County
- Path
- 23.5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 8, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1973 | F2 | Florida | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 8, 1973 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.