Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chase County, Kansas, May 18, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.45, -96.38) to the end point (38.48, -96.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1987, 4:07 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Chase County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1987 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1987 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1987 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.