Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rush County, Kansas, August 17, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.62, -99.30) to the end point (38.43, -99.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1974, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rush County
- Path
- 13.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1974 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 0.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 1.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1974 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.