Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Shawnee County, Kansas, May 31, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.05, -95.57) to the end point (39.05, -95.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1980, 3:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Shawnee County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 31, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1980 | F2 | Kansas | 6.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 31, 1980 | F1 | Kansas | 5.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1980 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1980 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1980 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.