The June 17, 1978 tornado
F1Osage County, Kansas
An F1 tornado on a 7.3-mile path that killed 16 and injured 3. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF1 tornado · June 17, 1978
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F1
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 7.3 mi
- Width up to 150 yards
- Killed
- 16
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, June 17, 1978
- 6:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.