Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Russell County, Kansas, August 23, 2001
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width110 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.88, -98.87) to the end point (38.88, -98.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 23, 2001, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Russell County
- Near the path
- Russell (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 110 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 23, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.