Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Reno County, Kansas, May 13, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length51.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.10, -97.85) to the end point (38.20, -96.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1974, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Reno County, Harvey County, Marion County
- Path
- 51.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1974 | F3 | Iowa | 10.9 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F3 | Iowa | 3.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F2 | Kansas | 49.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 13, 1974 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F1 | Kansas | 51.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F1 | Missouri | 7.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F0 | Kansas | 40.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.