Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Sumner County, Kansas, May 2, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width13 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.40, -97.65) to the end point (37.40, -97.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1979, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sumner County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 13 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1979 | F4 | Oklahoma | 20.6 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 25 |
| May 2, 1979 | F3 | Oklahoma | 8.4 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 20.3 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 4.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.