Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Washington County, Kansas, May 9, 1996

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.57, -97.32) to the end point (39.57, -97.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 9, 1996, 7:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Kansas
Counties: Washington County
Path: 1.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 9, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 9, 1996	F1	Iowa	0.7 mi	35 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F1	Iowa	2 mi	50 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F1	Kansas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F1	Kansas	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F1	Iowa	1.5 mi	60 yd	2
May 9, 1996	F0	Iowa	1 mi	30 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Louisiana	2.5 mi	20 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Texas	5 mi	100 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	400 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Texas	0.6 mi	75 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Illinois	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
May 9, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	15 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.