Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Butler County, Kansas, July 5, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.52, -97.02) to the end point (37.52, -97.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1987, 5:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Butler County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1987 | F1 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 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.