Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Meade County, Kansas, May 28, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length27.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.15, -100.47) to the end point (37.55, -100.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 28, 1980, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Meade County, Gray County
- Path
- 27.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 28, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1980 | F3 | Texas | 6.1 mi | 2,333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F3 | Texas | 2 mi | 833 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F2 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 1,667 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F2 | Texas | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 28, 1980 | F2 | Oklahoma | 13.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 28, 1980 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 7.4 mi | 1,733 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 28, 1980 | F1 | North Dakota | 26.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 6.1 mi | 833 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 28, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.