Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Rice County, Kansas, September 25, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths3
Injuries42
Length169.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.35, -98.02) to the end point (40.52, -96.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 25, 1973, 3:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas, Nebraska
- Counties
- Rice County, McPherson County, Saline County, Ottawa County, Gage County
- Path
- 169.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 42 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 25, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | Kansas | 69.9 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | Kansas | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | Kansas | 8.8 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | Kansas | 18.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | Kansas | 58 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 4.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 27.9 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 5.9 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.