Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lyon County, Kansas, May 18, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.40, -96.25) to the end point (38.40, -96.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1987, 4:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Lyon County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1987 | F2 | Kansas | 3 mi | 300 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.