Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Seward County, Kansas, April 14, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length73.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.20, -100.65) to the end point (38.08, -99.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 14, 1976, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Seward County, Meade County, Gray County, Ford County
- Path
- 73.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 14, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1976 | F2 | Kansas, Nebraska | 38.8 mi | 330 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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.