Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Seward County, Kansas, March 18, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.12, -100.98) to the end point (37.12, -100.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1982, 7:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Seward County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1982 | F4 | Texas | 88 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Mar 18, 1982 | F2 | Hawaii | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1982 | F2 | Kansas | 48 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1982 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.