Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, May 31, 1978
RatingF3
Deaths3
Injuries1
Length37 mi
Width1,300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.32, -96.38) to the end point (39.47, -95.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1978, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Pottawatomie County, Jackson County
- Path
- 37 miles long, up to 1,300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 31, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.