Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sherman County, Kansas, May 19, 1982
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.07, -101.72) to the end point (39.07, -101.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1982, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sherman County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1982 | F3 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 587 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F3 | Texas | 4 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F3 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F2 | Colorado | 3.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 6 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F1 | Vermont | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F1 | Texas | 0.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.