Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Phillips County, Kansas, May 10, 1985

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length56 mi

Width1,000 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.73, -99.15) to the end point (40.35, -98.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 10, 1985, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Kansas, Nebraska
Counties: Phillips County, Smith County, Franklin County, Webster County
Path: 56 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 10, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 10, 1985	F4	Kansas	33 mi	1,000 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F3	Kansas	10 mi	300 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F3	Kansas	30 mi	300 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F3	Nebraska	17 mi	500 yd	2
May 10, 1985	F2	Wyoming	1 mi	27 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F2	Nebraska	0.5 mi	400 yd	4
May 10, 1985	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F1	North Dakota	2 mi	300 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Nebraska	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Nebraska	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F1	Nebraska	2 mi	50 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 1985	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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