Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chautauqua County, Kansas, September 24, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.12, -96.20) to the end point (37.12, -96.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 24, 1973, 5:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Chautauqua County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 24, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1973 | F3 | Oklahoma | 20.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 24, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 7.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 20.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.