Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Thomas County, Kansas, May 12, 1995
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length18 mi
Width1,500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.42, -101.05) to the end point (39.37, -100.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1995, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Thomas County, Sheridan County
- Path
- 18 miles long, up to 1,500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1995
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1995 | F2 | Kansas | 0.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 12, 1995 | F1 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F1 | Kansas | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F0 | Florida | 5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F0 | Colorado | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1995 | F0 | Kansas | 3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.