Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Pawnee County, Kansas, May 16, 2017
RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length26.64 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.20, -99.02) to the end point (38.55, -98.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 2017, 6:59 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Pawnee County, Barton County
- Near the path
- Pawnee Rock (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 26.64 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 2017
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | Wisconsin | 82.53 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 25 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF2 | Texas | 9.18 mi | 1,250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF2 | Oklahoma | 10.25 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF2 | Oklahoma | 18 mi | 1,000 yd | 1 | 10 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF1 | Texas | 0.09 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF1 | Kansas | 4.03 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 0.75 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.09 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 0.09 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 1.39 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Nebraska | 1.83 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 0.06 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 0.29 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 2.26 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Wisconsin | 0.33 mi | 175 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.34 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EFU | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EFU | Oklahoma | 1.13 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.