Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rooks County, Kansas, May 15, 1999
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.38, -99.35) to the end point (39.42, -99.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1999, 6:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rooks County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1999 | F0 | South Dakota | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.