Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Russell County, Kansas, May 5, 2002

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length3 mi

Width250 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.10, -98.88) to the end point (39.12, -98.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 2002, 4:08 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Kansas
Counties: Russell County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 5, 2002

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 5, 2002	F2	Kansas	15 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F2	Texas	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F2	Texas	5 mi	150 yd	2	4
May 5, 2002	F1	Texas	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F1	Texas	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F1	Texas	6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	1.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	110 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	2.5 mi	35 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Nebraska	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	110 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	110 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	110 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	1 mi	220 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	110 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	2.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Oklahoma, Texas	1.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.