Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lyon County, Kansas, May 26, 2000
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.33, -96.27) to the end point (38.37, -96.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 2000, 11:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Lyon County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 2000
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2000 | F2 | Kentucky | 1.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Tennessee | 1.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Missouri | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | Illinois | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Kansas | 0.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Illinois | 6.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F0 | Illinois | 4.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.