Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Osage County, Kansas, June 17, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths16
Injuries3
Length7.3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.68, -95.65) to the end point (38.68, -95.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1978, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Osage County
- Path
- 7.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 16 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1978 | F2 | Wisconsin | 16.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.