Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Barber County, Kansas, April 17, 1976
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length19.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.07, -98.53) to the end point (37.32, -98.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1976, 1:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Barber County
- Path
- 19.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1976 | F4 | Oklahoma | 32.9 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F3 | Texas | 14.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 3.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F1 | Oklahoma | 23.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F1 | Kansas | 15.5 mi | 280 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.