Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Rooks County, Kansas, May 8, 2016
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.82 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.14, -99.16) to the end point (39.17, -99.14), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 2016, 6:27 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Rooks County
- Path
- 2.82 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 2016
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2016 | EF2 | Kansas | 6.88 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2016 | EF0 | Kansas | 8.85 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2016 | EF0 | Kansas | 1.9 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2016 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.35 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2016 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2016 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.01 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2016 | EFU | Oklahoma | 1.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.