Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Saline County, Kansas, May 27, 1983
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.92, -97.42) to the end point (38.92, -97.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1983, 5:36 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Saline County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1983 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F1 | Kansas | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F1 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.