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F2 tornado in Sumner County, Kansas

Tornado May 25, 1997 · Sumner County, Kansas

Rating

8.0 mi

Path length

1,700 yd

Path width

$1.9M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1,700 yards (0.97 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

The wider storm

TWO (2) FARMSTEADS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED THAT INCLUDED A 90-YEAR OLD BARN, 2 HOMES, 3 MACHINE SHEDS, A GARAGE AND THE MACHINERY THAT IT HOUSED AS WELL AS NUMEROUS CROPS. A CO-OP LOST A LARGE GRAIN BIN. TREE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE THAT INCLUDED LARGE TREES THAT WERE COMPLETELY UPROOTED.

Began near Perth (37.1300, -97.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5600754. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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