Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Smith County, Kansas, March 13, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.2 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.58, -98.58) to the end point (39.83, -98.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 13, 1973, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Smith County
- Path
- 17.2 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 13, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 2.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 51.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 10.2 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 9.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 6.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 6.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 4.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.