The April 17, 1976 tornado
F4Barber County, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 19.5-mile path that injured 2. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 17, 1976
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 19.5 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, April 17, 1976
- 1:50 AM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Caddo County32.9 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.