Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Rice County, Kansas, May 2, 1988
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.32, -98.22) to the end point (38.32, -98.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1988, 6:17 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rice County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1988 | F2 | Kansas | 5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1988 | F1 | Kansas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1988 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1988 | F1 | Oklahoma | 16 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1988 | F1 | Kansas | 6.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1988 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1988 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.