Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Edwards County, Kansas, September 25, 1973

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length18.5 mi
Width60 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.80, -99.30) to the end point (38.02, -99.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 25, 1973, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Kansas
Counties
Edwards County, Pawnee County
Path
18.5 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on September 25, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 25, 1973F3Kansas, Nebraska169.7 mi100 yd342
Sep 25, 1973F3Kansas69.9 mi67 yd02
Sep 25, 1973F3Kansas5.7 mi50 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F3Kansas8.8 mi73 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F3Kansas58 mi80 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F2Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F2Kansas4.3 mi67 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F2Kansas27.9 mi80 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F2Kansas5.9 mi67 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F2Iowa0.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F0Colorado0.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 25, 1973F0Nebraska0.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.