Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Washington County, Kansas, May 18, 1983

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.2 mi

Width17 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.90, -97.05) to the end point (39.90, -97.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 18, 1983, 4:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Kansas
Counties: Washington County
Path: 0.2 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 18, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 18, 1983	F3	Louisiana	9 mi	100 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F3	Louisiana	5 mi	100 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F2	Mississippi	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F2	Mississippi	4 mi	50 yd	3
May 18, 1983	F2	Mississippi	0.7 mi	77 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F2	Louisiana	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F2	Louisiana	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F2	Louisiana	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F1	Texas	13 mi	60 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	17 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F1	Mississippi	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F1	Missouri	0.1 mi	20 yd	1
May 18, 1983	F1	Louisiana	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F1	Mississippi	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F1	Mississippi	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F1	Mississippi	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F0	Kansas	8 mi	17 yd	0
May 18, 1983	F0	Missouri	0.1 mi	13 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.