Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Barton County, Kansas, April 21, 2001
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries28
Length5 mi
Width660 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.50, -98.78) to the end point (38.57, -98.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 2001, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Barton County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 660 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 28 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2001 | F2 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F1 | California, Nevada, Arizona | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.4 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 2.2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 55 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 55 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2001 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.