Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Washington County, Kansas, August 16, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.73, -96.98) to the end point (39.73, -96.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 16, 1997, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 16, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1997 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F1 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F0 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F0 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F0 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F0 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.