Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Russell County, Kansas, May 12, 1995
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.05, -98.62) to the end point (39.05, -98.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1995, 6:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Russell County
- Near the path
- Lucas (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1995
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1995 | F2 | Kansas | 18 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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.