Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Russell County, Kansas, August 30, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.73, -98.92) to the end point (38.77, -98.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 30, 1974, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Russell County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 30, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1974 | F2 | Kansas | 7.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1974 | F1 | Puerto Rico | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1974 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1974 | F1 | Nebraska | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1974 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1974 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.