Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ford County, Kansas, May 24, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.72, -99.63) to the end point (37.73, -99.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1996, 5:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Ford County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.6 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1996 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.