Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bourbon County, Kansas, September 24, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.2 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.95, -95.05) to the end point (38.03, -94.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 24, 1973, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Bourbon County
- Path
- 7.2 miles long, up to 60 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 | F1 | Kansas | 5 mi | 150 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.