Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Greenwood County, Kansas, September 17, 1978

RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.98, -96.02) to the end point (37.98, -96.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 17, 1978, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F0
States
Kansas
Counties
Greenwood County
Near the path
Virgil (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.