Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sedgwick County, Kansas, July 5, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.70, -97.33) to the end point (37.70, -97.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1987, 5:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sedgwick County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1987 | F2 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1987 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1987 | F0 | Ohio | 1.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1987 | F0 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1987 | F0 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1987 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.