Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chase County, Kansas, May 30, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length25.1 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.13, -96.57) to the end point (37.82, -96.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1974, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Chase County, Butler County, Greenwood County
- Path
- 25.1 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 15.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 12 |
| May 30, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F2 | Indiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 30, 1974 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.