Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sedgwick County, Kansas, October 11, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries15
Length0.7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.65, -97.42) to the end point (37.65, -97.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 11, 1973, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sedgwick County
- Path
- 0.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 11, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 8.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.