Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Reno County, Kansas, April 20, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length14 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.12, -98.18) to the end point (38.33, -98.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1974, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Reno County, Rice County
- Path
- 14 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1974 | F3 | Nebraska | 63.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F3 | Oklahoma | 63.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F3 | Nebraska | 41.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F3 | Oklahoma | 6.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F2 | Nebraska | 46.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 1.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F0 | Kansas | 41.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.