Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Osage County, Kansas, May 23, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.82, -95.72) to the end point (38.82, -95.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1978, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Osage County
- Path
- 4.1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1978 | F3 | Wyoming | 14.5 mi | 180 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1978 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1978 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.