Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jewell County, Kansas, April 14, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length38.8 mi
Width330 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.77, -98.22) to the end point (40.05, -97.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 14, 1976, 4:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas, Nebraska
- Counties
- Jewell County, Republic County, Thayer County
- Path
- 38.8 miles long, up to 330 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 14, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1976 | F2 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1976 | F1 | Minnesota | 20.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1976 | F1 | Nebraska | 6.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1976 | F1 | Kansas | 73.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.