Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Ford County, Kansas, May 29, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.58, -100.02) to the end point (37.58, -99.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 29, 1997, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Ford County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 29, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 1.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.