Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Barton County, Kansas, November 19, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.33, -98.57) to the end point (38.50, -98.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 19, 1973, 6:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Barton County
- Path
- 12.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 19, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1973 | F3 | Oklahoma | 24.2 mi | 500 yd | 5 | 36 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 13.7 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 4.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 17.6 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.