Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Seward County, Kansas, July 17, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.07, -100.93) to the end point (37.07, -100.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1981, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Seward County
- Near the path
- Liberal (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1981 | F1 | Idaho | 0.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.